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[ "For all the folks that were wondering why the FDA had to issue a statement clarifying that Plan B is not an abortion-in-a-pill last month, this is why.", ">\n\nSo when Alabama ignores the FDA and tosses a woman in prison, what next?", ">\n\nSend in the Airborne Division?", ">\n\n... you might be on to something? Takeover red state gov'ts using military force!\nOk its a bit heavy AuthLeft... but I'll allow it!", ">\n\nThis is the reason schools are intergeated currently", ">\n\nSad that it's too late to abort Alabama", ">\n\nOr their dumbass AG.", ">\n\nI'm sure you could abort that one but its a different kind of pill.", ">\n\nI don’t think it’s medically possible to prove whether a miscarriage is natural or induced via pills. So absent a paper trail, there either won’t be any prosecutions or Alabama will be prosecuting women who are already grieving a miscarriage. I know which of these options I’d bet on.\nAnd of course this will make hospitals hesitant to treat a woman experiencing a miscarriage. \nEntirely relatedly, researchers estimate a nationwide abortion ban would increase maternal mortality by about 24%. \n“Pro-life” indeed.", ">\n\nDo whatever you can to prevent this since our government has failed! Our country is luckier than El Salvador since we have pro choice strongholds all over.\nI donate to my local abortion funds that help fund travel and lodging. I offer my guest room and my chauffeuring to women who come to my state to help. I give to aidaccess.org that helps mail pills to women. \nOur lawmakers have failed women all over this country. They have given thousands a death sentence. We must do this ourselves.", ">\n\nIs it too late to charge his mother for not getting an abortion ??", ">\n\nIronically Alabama is against abortion because “it’s murder”, but also still imposes the death penalty.", ">\n\nThey're trying to be stuck up holier then though moralists, not consistent.", ">\n\nThis! Really feels more like Gilead than America with this headline!", ">\n\nGilead was based on the US pretty much entirely", ">\n\nThey've been trying and failing for decades.\nShe basically gave them a manifesto.\n\"Oh, that's how it's done? Okay then.\"", ">\n\nCouldn’t you go in a court of law and claim you had no idea someone must have slipped it in your drink? How can they prove that you willingly and knowingly ingested it?\nAlso, as a Canadian I’m amazed this is happening in America", ">\n\n\nHow can they prove that you willingly and knowingly ingested it?\n\nThey can't. But after you've spent a couple of weeks in pre-trial detention you'll probably be willing to plead to whatever they tell you to.\nThey also don't need to prove it completely, they just need to convince a judge or jury to convict you. Did your Internet search history have something mentioning the pill? Probably guilty. Did you visit a Planned Parenthood website or clinic in the last few months? Probably guilty. Have you posted on Facebook about your support for the right to choose? Probably guilty.", ">\n\nWell, if it's a criminal case, \"probably\" isn't the standard for determining guilt. \"Beyond a reasonable doubt\" is a lot more difficult to determine.", ">\n\nHave you ever met a person from Alabama? I can’t imagine the juries are very intelligent. The right wing that’s been in control for decades have made sure they’ve stayed utterly uneducated unless they have money and even then they’re ok w being willfully ignorant bc of their crazy ass evangelicalism. There are states in the US that don’t even seem to be a part of the US. They’re like a whole other country. My best friend moved to Indiana and when I went to visit her I’d never seen her so depressed and I swear I experienced culture shock. She divorced her husband and moved back home she’s so much happier. Indiana was so backwards and disturbing, the people I met were grotesque I’ll never set foot in that state again. Idk how she survived a year. Inbreeding and no education plus religion I felt like I was in the movie Wrong Turn. It seems quite a few of the red states politicians like to keep their constituents stupid", ">\n\nReligion rolling us back closer to the dark ages with every monumentally stupid decision....", ">\n\nAlabama Taliban.", ">\n\nTalibama", ">\n\nFuck that guy", ">\n\nMy only regret is that he won't get pregnant from it.", ">\n\nIf I lived in Alabama my Plan A would be to leave this pathetic State ASAP and never return.", ">\n\nLots of people, particularly those vulnerable to these kind of laws, do not have the means to leave.", ">\n\nPerhaps the Federal Gov't could coordinate a evacuation plan!", ">\n\nNeed one for Texas too.", ">\n\nAlabama women ought to get ready for their mail to be searched before it reaches them.", ">\n\nThis would be interesting as USPS is a federal agency and it's a felony to tamper with the mail. While I'm no lawyer, I'd still be curious what kind of jurisdiction claims a state could possibly make in defense of interfering with mail like that.", ">\n\n\"It got lost, we don't know how.\"", ">\n\nThe GOP are the worst kind of Christians. Fake ones - they are not pro life. They’re gun fetishists. They don’t care what happens to a baby once it’s out of the womb, don’t care if it’s gunned down in school. They don’t care if it’s fed, clothed or housed. They don’t want any money spent helping the poor, or raising those children if their parents can’t afford them.", ">\n\nPoliticians can be hung by the dozen.", ">\n\nShould be…", ">\n\nI Really can't believe this is our reality. I don't see any way legislators can legitimately argue for why abortion should be illegal other than extremist religious views", ">\n\n\nI don't see any way legislators can legitimately argue for why abortion should be illegal other than extremist religious views\n\nI mean.. you have your answer. It has always been about religious subjugation.", ">\n\nWhat about the men who got them pregnant? Will they be prosecuted too?", ">\n\nThat’s why that bullshit state comes last in just about everything", ">\n\nCan a state over-rule the FDA in terms of birth control, outlawing a drug that the FDA has approved?", ">\n\nGenerally speaking, the FDA has preemption authority over drug regulation, like the FAA has preemption authority over air travel regulation. It would be difficult for Alabama to argue that its framework for regulating drugs should supercede the FDA's authority.", ">\n\nSo is this just grandstanding?! Should we expect court cases in the future with Alabama arguing that FDA authority is lesser to theirs?", ">\n\nYes, you should expect a court challenge. I would expect that challenge to come out of Texas, which appeals to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, which is notorious for its bad takes. Alabama appeals to the 11th Circuit, which includes Alabama, Georgia, and Florida, so that would also be an option. Wherever the challenge comes from, it will likely be joined by the AGs of all or most conservative states.\nAlabama would probably need to show that it has a legitimate state interest in regulating privacy rights and interstate commerce that overrides the FDA's authority under the Commerce Clause to provide a uniform countrywide regulation of drugs. But if any Supreme Court would be inclined to throw out many years of precedent, it is this one.", ">\n\nPrecedent doesn't matter if you have a supermajority and you hold an extremist ideology developed through religious belief and/or the Federalist Society. You'll burn it all down.\nAt least Gorsuch respects native American treaty rights, I didn't expect that but he is one of the few justices with a western background.", ">\n\nThis is just the beginning, honestly. Women's rights are just the first salvo.", ">\n\n3rd world af.", ">\n\nwait until his mistress has one or his daughter", ">\n\nBut Sister fucking is still no problemo…", ">\n\nI trust this is just a joke and that you don't actually believe that brother/sister incest is legal in Alabama.", ">\n\n87% of undergraduate female students in Alabama no longer attend classes in Alabama.", ">\n\nU of Alabama gives out huge merit money to entice out of state students. Its unreal how mothers can send their daughters there. Very scared for the young ladies out there who don’t have an IUD or oral contraceptives.", ">\n\nI think we can all agree. Fuck Alabama", ">\n\nI think we can all agree: fuck Alabama.", ">\n\nI can't be nice about this anymore. The truth is that I don't consider fetuses people, and that I care absolutely nothing for the wellbeing and imaginary rights of a non-person fetus. I don't care when life begins because it doesn't matter when life begins. I have absolutely zero problems with anyone having an abortion for whatever reason. I don't think there should be any limits on when an abortion can be performed. It doesn't matter if you're one week pregnant or one week from your due date, if you decide abortion is the best option, then you should be able to make that choice.\nI am 100% pro-choice.\nAnd yes, it is mostly because I want to have consequence free recreational sex.\nNot sorry.", ">\n\nWhen will women learn that their bodies are the property of the glorious Peoples Republic of Al Abama!", ">\n\nFuck Alabama. It's a shit hole of a state.", ">\n\nOk I’ll change my gender to male and then take the abortion pill.", ">\n\nI can't really imagine anything short of the Federal government sending in the FBI and arresting, charging and jailing governors and prosecutors of these states is going to restore reproductive rights and the right to be free from religion.\nThey aren't going to do it themselves, and the longer this situation is tolerated, the more arrogant and defiant they'll become.", ">\n\nWhat a fucking tool", ">\n\nIt’s really tragic no one aborted this chode.", ">\n\nWhat an evil little state.", ">\n\nHey, go fuck yourself!", ">\n\nmedieval modern times", ">\n\nIt’s Alabama. What else do you expect?", ">\n\nat this point the GOP could come right out and say “we hate women and want to throw as many of them in jail as possible” and they wouldn’t even lose any supporters idk why they won’t just say the quiet part out loud bc ain’t NOBODY fooled.", ">\n\nYou definitely have pro-life people figured wrong. Go to the r/prolife page and you will see that anti-abortion people actually care about women. The myth that they are anti-women is perpetrated by the left to drum up votes.", ">\n\nCare about controlling women's bodies.\nHow many kids have you adopted?", ">\n\nFuck these religious numbnuts, fuck them and their bible bullshit. Educate the people so that they can see and vote out these fucking politicians and their ass backwards views. Fuck", ">\n\nThere's no hate like christian love.", ">\n\nOne can take a multitude of different types of pills and can hurt themselves and or a potential fetus. This is arbitrary and stupid.", ">\n\nSo that’s why so many hot girls from the south come to LA…", ">\n\nall my exes came from texas", ">\n\nMurdering your wife though…", ">\n\nWhat people read the scarlet letter and like got off on what happened?", ">\n\nFirst, Id like this gentleman to go fuck himself. Then, I would gladly show him to an out of state clinic should he accidentally get pregnant.", ">\n\nYou misspelled \"persecuted\"....", ">\n\nF this guy.", ">\n\nAfter all the jokes about russia going back 50 years because of a war parts of america are still 100 years behind lol", ">\n\nAlabamas tourism slogan: \"Women ain't people\"", ">\n\nNow would this lead to antimasturbation laws? Every sperm is sacred.", ">\n\nAlabama should be pushing for more abortions tbh. In fact I’m all for building a wall that separates Alabama from the rest of North America.", ">\n\nMan we are Getting close to a rebranding of the ultra right to the grand old Taliban party", ">\n\nI blame jesus.", ">\n\nHe gets blamed for the consequences of a lot of actions that run contrary to his teaching and examples. It's a sad reality you're a part of.", ">\n\nEvery Republican is a Fascist, and every Conservative is mentally ill.", ">\n\nWe need to stop treating them like a legitimate political ideology and treat them like the cult of fascism, terrorism ,and pedophilia they are. We will never progress as a society if we keep appeasing these Nazis.", ">\n\nNot oniony.", ">\n\nGood luck with that.", ">\n\nA short drive to Michigan might be in order. We have reproductive freedom here.", ">\n\nFukwad", ">\n\nSteve's just mad his sister wife mom cousin wouldn't agree to carry his mouth breathing peckerwood spawn to term. I swear these assholes are begging for severe consequences.", ">\n\nSome folks like to keep their bloodlines pure\nAnd they'll do anything.", ">\n\nIf you need or are interested in supporting reproductive rights, I made a master post of pro-choice resources. Please comment if you would like to add a resource and spread this information on whatever social media you use.", ">\n\nAdding Alabama and o stars that are unsafe to raise a family", ">\n\nBecause Republicans stand for freedom.", ">\n\nJust Alabama cavemen", ">\n\non what grounds?" ]

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[ "\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"" ]

[ "\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy." ]

[ "\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure." ]

[ "\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?" ]

[ "\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nThey've declared the Sexual Revolution an accomplishment of their generation. They're packing it up and taking it with them. Y'all are on your own." ]

[ "\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nThey've declared the Sexual Revolution an accomplishment of their generation. They're packing it up and taking it with them. Y'all are on your own.", ">\n\nYeah I'm that generation. Totally agree. Only problem is seems to have been some kind of ceasefire I could get caught up in that revolution. :/ YSK because old folks have such crappy immune systems they're more likely to get STIs except that 9 month one of course. So if it doesn't affect them they don't care. I'm disappointed in so many ways with my generation." ]

[ "\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nThey've declared the Sexual Revolution an accomplishment of their generation. They're packing it up and taking it with them. Y'all are on your own.", ">\n\nYeah I'm that generation. Totally agree. Only problem is seems to have been some kind of ceasefire I could get caught up in that revolution. :/ YSK because old folks have such crappy immune systems they're more likely to get STIs except that 9 month one of course. So if it doesn't affect them they don't care. I'm disappointed in so many ways with my generation.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results." ]

[ "\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nThey've declared the Sexual Revolution an accomplishment of their generation. They're packing it up and taking it with them. Y'all are on your own.", ">\n\nYeah I'm that generation. Totally agree. Only problem is seems to have been some kind of ceasefire I could get caught up in that revolution. :/ YSK because old folks have such crappy immune systems they're more likely to get STIs except that 9 month one of course. So if it doesn't affect them they don't care. I'm disappointed in so many ways with my generation.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy." ]

[ "\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nThey've declared the Sexual Revolution an accomplishment of their generation. They're packing it up and taking it with them. Y'all are on your own.", ">\n\nYeah I'm that generation. Totally agree. Only problem is seems to have been some kind of ceasefire I could get caught up in that revolution. :/ YSK because old folks have such crappy immune systems they're more likely to get STIs except that 9 month one of course. So if it doesn't affect them they don't care. I'm disappointed in so many ways with my generation.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats." ]

[ "\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nThey've declared the Sexual Revolution an accomplishment of their generation. They're packing it up and taking it with them. Y'all are on your own.", ">\n\nYeah I'm that generation. Totally agree. Only problem is seems to have been some kind of ceasefire I could get caught up in that revolution. :/ YSK because old folks have such crappy immune systems they're more likely to get STIs except that 9 month one of course. So if it doesn't affect them they don't care. I'm disappointed in so many ways with my generation.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024." ]

[ "\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nThey've declared the Sexual Revolution an accomplishment of their generation. They're packing it up and taking it with them. Y'all are on your own.", ">\n\nYeah I'm that generation. Totally agree. Only problem is seems to have been some kind of ceasefire I could get caught up in that revolution. :/ YSK because old folks have such crappy immune systems they're more likely to get STIs except that 9 month one of course. So if it doesn't affect them they don't care. I'm disappointed in so many ways with my generation.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass" ]

[ "\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nThey've declared the Sexual Revolution an accomplishment of their generation. They're packing it up and taking it with them. Y'all are on your own.", ">\n\nYeah I'm that generation. Totally agree. Only problem is seems to have been some kind of ceasefire I could get caught up in that revolution. :/ YSK because old folks have such crappy immune systems they're more likely to get STIs except that 9 month one of course. So if it doesn't affect them they don't care. I'm disappointed in so many ways with my generation.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections." ]

[ "\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nThey've declared the Sexual Revolution an accomplishment of their generation. They're packing it up and taking it with them. Y'all are on your own.", ">\n\nYeah I'm that generation. Totally agree. Only problem is seems to have been some kind of ceasefire I could get caught up in that revolution. :/ YSK because old folks have such crappy immune systems they're more likely to get STIs except that 9 month one of course. So if it doesn't affect them they don't care. I'm disappointed in so many ways with my generation.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win." ]

[ "\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nThey've declared the Sexual Revolution an accomplishment of their generation. They're packing it up and taking it with them. Y'all are on your own.", ">\n\nYeah I'm that generation. Totally agree. Only problem is seems to have been some kind of ceasefire I could get caught up in that revolution. :/ YSK because old folks have such crappy immune systems they're more likely to get STIs except that 9 month one of course. So if it doesn't affect them they don't care. I'm disappointed in so many ways with my generation.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened." ]

[ "\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nThey've declared the Sexual Revolution an accomplishment of their generation. They're packing it up and taking it with them. Y'all are on your own.", ">\n\nYeah I'm that generation. Totally agree. Only problem is seems to have been some kind of ceasefire I could get caught up in that revolution. :/ YSK because old folks have such crappy immune systems they're more likely to get STIs except that 9 month one of course. So if it doesn't affect them they don't care. I'm disappointed in so many ways with my generation.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\n\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"" ]

[ "\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nThey've declared the Sexual Revolution an accomplishment of their generation. They're packing it up and taking it with them. Y'all are on your own.", ">\n\nYeah I'm that generation. Totally agree. Only problem is seems to have been some kind of ceasefire I could get caught up in that revolution. :/ YSK because old folks have such crappy immune systems they're more likely to get STIs except that 9 month one of course. So if it doesn't affect them they don't care. I'm disappointed in so many ways with my generation.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\n\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy." ]

[ "\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nThey've declared the Sexual Revolution an accomplishment of their generation. They're packing it up and taking it with them. Y'all are on your own.", ">\n\nYeah I'm that generation. Totally agree. Only problem is seems to have been some kind of ceasefire I could get caught up in that revolution. :/ YSK because old folks have such crappy immune systems they're more likely to get STIs except that 9 month one of course. So if it doesn't affect them they don't care. I'm disappointed in so many ways with my generation.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\n\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure." ]

[ "\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nThey've declared the Sexual Revolution an accomplishment of their generation. They're packing it up and taking it with them. Y'all are on your own.", ">\n\nYeah I'm that generation. Totally agree. Only problem is seems to have been some kind of ceasefire I could get caught up in that revolution. :/ YSK because old folks have such crappy immune systems they're more likely to get STIs except that 9 month one of course. So if it doesn't affect them they don't care. I'm disappointed in so many ways with my generation.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\n\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?" ]

[ "\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nThey've declared the Sexual Revolution an accomplishment of their generation. They're packing it up and taking it with them. Y'all are on your own.", ">\n\nYeah I'm that generation. Totally agree. Only problem is seems to have been some kind of ceasefire I could get caught up in that revolution. :/ YSK because old folks have such crappy immune systems they're more likely to get STIs except that 9 month one of course. So if it doesn't affect them they don't care. I'm disappointed in so many ways with my generation.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\n\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nI think it's a sign of just how difficult it has become for the GOP to keep it's base from splintering, they know it hurts them, bad, but they have no choice, they must flog this red meat over and over to keep an already shrinking base together. As far as elections they will just use as much ratfuckery as possible and hope it gets them through." ]

[ "\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nThey've declared the Sexual Revolution an accomplishment of their generation. They're packing it up and taking it with them. Y'all are on your own.", ">\n\nYeah I'm that generation. Totally agree. Only problem is seems to have been some kind of ceasefire I could get caught up in that revolution. :/ YSK because old folks have such crappy immune systems they're more likely to get STIs except that 9 month one of course. So if it doesn't affect them they don't care. I'm disappointed in so many ways with my generation.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\n\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nI think it's a sign of just how difficult it has become for the GOP to keep it's base from splintering, they know it hurts them, bad, but they have no choice, they must flog this red meat over and over to keep an already shrinking base together. As far as elections they will just use as much ratfuckery as possible and hope it gets them through.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results." ]

[ "\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nThey've declared the Sexual Revolution an accomplishment of their generation. They're packing it up and taking it with them. Y'all are on your own.", ">\n\nYeah I'm that generation. Totally agree. Only problem is seems to have been some kind of ceasefire I could get caught up in that revolution. :/ YSK because old folks have such crappy immune systems they're more likely to get STIs except that 9 month one of course. So if it doesn't affect them they don't care. I'm disappointed in so many ways with my generation.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\n\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nI think it's a sign of just how difficult it has become for the GOP to keep it's base from splintering, they know it hurts them, bad, but they have no choice, they must flog this red meat over and over to keep an already shrinking base together. As far as elections they will just use as much ratfuckery as possible and hope it gets them through.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy." ]

[ "\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nThey've declared the Sexual Revolution an accomplishment of their generation. They're packing it up and taking it with them. Y'all are on your own.", ">\n\nYeah I'm that generation. Totally agree. Only problem is seems to have been some kind of ceasefire I could get caught up in that revolution. :/ YSK because old folks have such crappy immune systems they're more likely to get STIs except that 9 month one of course. So if it doesn't affect them they don't care. I'm disappointed in so many ways with my generation.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\n\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nI think it's a sign of just how difficult it has become for the GOP to keep it's base from splintering, they know it hurts them, bad, but they have no choice, they must flog this red meat over and over to keep an already shrinking base together. As far as elections they will just use as much ratfuckery as possible and hope it gets them through.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats." ]

[ "\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nThey've declared the Sexual Revolution an accomplishment of their generation. They're packing it up and taking it with them. Y'all are on your own.", ">\n\nYeah I'm that generation. Totally agree. Only problem is seems to have been some kind of ceasefire I could get caught up in that revolution. :/ YSK because old folks have such crappy immune systems they're more likely to get STIs except that 9 month one of course. So if it doesn't affect them they don't care. I'm disappointed in so many ways with my generation.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\n\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nI think it's a sign of just how difficult it has become for the GOP to keep it's base from splintering, they know it hurts them, bad, but they have no choice, they must flog this red meat over and over to keep an already shrinking base together. As far as elections they will just use as much ratfuckery as possible and hope it gets them through.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024." ]

[ "\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nThey've declared the Sexual Revolution an accomplishment of their generation. They're packing it up and taking it with them. Y'all are on your own.", ">\n\nYeah I'm that generation. Totally agree. Only problem is seems to have been some kind of ceasefire I could get caught up in that revolution. :/ YSK because old folks have such crappy immune systems they're more likely to get STIs except that 9 month one of course. So if it doesn't affect them they don't care. I'm disappointed in so many ways with my generation.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\n\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nI think it's a sign of just how difficult it has become for the GOP to keep it's base from splintering, they know it hurts them, bad, but they have no choice, they must flog this red meat over and over to keep an already shrinking base together. As far as elections they will just use as much ratfuckery as possible and hope it gets them through.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass" ]

[ "\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nThey've declared the Sexual Revolution an accomplishment of their generation. They're packing it up and taking it with them. Y'all are on your own.", ">\n\nYeah I'm that generation. Totally agree. Only problem is seems to have been some kind of ceasefire I could get caught up in that revolution. :/ YSK because old folks have such crappy immune systems they're more likely to get STIs except that 9 month one of course. So if it doesn't affect them they don't care. I'm disappointed in so many ways with my generation.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\n\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nI think it's a sign of just how difficult it has become for the GOP to keep it's base from splintering, they know it hurts them, bad, but they have no choice, they must flog this red meat over and over to keep an already shrinking base together. As far as elections they will just use as much ratfuckery as possible and hope it gets them through.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections." ]

[ "\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nThey've declared the Sexual Revolution an accomplishment of their generation. They're packing it up and taking it with them. Y'all are on your own.", ">\n\nYeah I'm that generation. Totally agree. Only problem is seems to have been some kind of ceasefire I could get caught up in that revolution. :/ YSK because old folks have such crappy immune systems they're more likely to get STIs except that 9 month one of course. So if it doesn't affect them they don't care. I'm disappointed in so many ways with my generation.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\n\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nI think it's a sign of just how difficult it has become for the GOP to keep it's base from splintering, they know it hurts them, bad, but they have no choice, they must flog this red meat over and over to keep an already shrinking base together. As far as elections they will just use as much ratfuckery as possible and hope it gets them through.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win." ]

[ "\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nThey've declared the Sexual Revolution an accomplishment of their generation. They're packing it up and taking it with them. Y'all are on your own.", ">\n\nYeah I'm that generation. Totally agree. Only problem is seems to have been some kind of ceasefire I could get caught up in that revolution. :/ YSK because old folks have such crappy immune systems they're more likely to get STIs except that 9 month one of course. So if it doesn't affect them they don't care. I'm disappointed in so many ways with my generation.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\n\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nI think it's a sign of just how difficult it has become for the GOP to keep it's base from splintering, they know it hurts them, bad, but they have no choice, they must flog this red meat over and over to keep an already shrinking base together. As far as elections they will just use as much ratfuckery as possible and hope it gets them through.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened." ]

[ "\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nThey've declared the Sexual Revolution an accomplishment of their generation. They're packing it up and taking it with them. Y'all are on your own.", ">\n\nYeah I'm that generation. Totally agree. Only problem is seems to have been some kind of ceasefire I could get caught up in that revolution. :/ YSK because old folks have such crappy immune systems they're more likely to get STIs except that 9 month one of course. So if it doesn't affect them they don't care. I'm disappointed in so many ways with my generation.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\n\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nI think it's a sign of just how difficult it has become for the GOP to keep it's base from splintering, they know it hurts them, bad, but they have no choice, they must flog this red meat over and over to keep an already shrinking base together. As far as elections they will just use as much ratfuckery as possible and hope it gets them through.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\nIt is always funny when right wingers screech about anyone or anything that can hold them accountable for when they commit crimes. Typical weak minded victimhood mindset." ]

[ "\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nThey've declared the Sexual Revolution an accomplishment of their generation. They're packing it up and taking it with them. Y'all are on your own.", ">\n\nYeah I'm that generation. Totally agree. Only problem is seems to have been some kind of ceasefire I could get caught up in that revolution. :/ YSK because old folks have such crappy immune systems they're more likely to get STIs except that 9 month one of course. So if it doesn't affect them they don't care. I'm disappointed in so many ways with my generation.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\n\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nI think it's a sign of just how difficult it has become for the GOP to keep it's base from splintering, they know it hurts them, bad, but they have no choice, they must flog this red meat over and over to keep an already shrinking base together. As far as elections they will just use as much ratfuckery as possible and hope it gets them through.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\nIt is always funny when right wingers screech about anyone or anything that can hold them accountable for when they commit crimes. Typical weak minded victimhood mindset.", ">\n\nCrime? Exactly what has crime has the man committed?" ]

[ "\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nThey've declared the Sexual Revolution an accomplishment of their generation. They're packing it up and taking it with them. Y'all are on your own.", ">\n\nYeah I'm that generation. Totally agree. Only problem is seems to have been some kind of ceasefire I could get caught up in that revolution. :/ YSK because old folks have such crappy immune systems they're more likely to get STIs except that 9 month one of course. So if it doesn't affect them they don't care. I'm disappointed in so many ways with my generation.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\n\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nI think it's a sign of just how difficult it has become for the GOP to keep it's base from splintering, they know it hurts them, bad, but they have no choice, they must flog this red meat over and over to keep an already shrinking base together. As far as elections they will just use as much ratfuckery as possible and hope it gets them through.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\nIt is always funny when right wingers screech about anyone or anything that can hold them accountable for when they commit crimes. Typical weak minded victimhood mindset.", ">\n\nCrime? Exactly what has crime has the man committed?", ">\n\nThere's 4 active investigations under 3 different jurisdictions against the man right now.\nWhat a coincidence he's complaining about all 3 law enforcement agencies." ]

[ "\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nThey've declared the Sexual Revolution an accomplishment of their generation. They're packing it up and taking it with them. Y'all are on your own.", ">\n\nYeah I'm that generation. Totally agree. Only problem is seems to have been some kind of ceasefire I could get caught up in that revolution. :/ YSK because old folks have such crappy immune systems they're more likely to get STIs except that 9 month one of course. So if it doesn't affect them they don't care. I'm disappointed in so many ways with my generation.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\n\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nI think it's a sign of just how difficult it has become for the GOP to keep it's base from splintering, they know it hurts them, bad, but they have no choice, they must flog this red meat over and over to keep an already shrinking base together. As far as elections they will just use as much ratfuckery as possible and hope it gets them through.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\nIt is always funny when right wingers screech about anyone or anything that can hold them accountable for when they commit crimes. Typical weak minded victimhood mindset.", ">\n\nCrime? Exactly what has crime has the man committed?", ">\n\nThere's 4 active investigations under 3 different jurisdictions against the man right now.\nWhat a coincidence he's complaining about all 3 law enforcement agencies.", ">\n\nNo charges have ever been filed. Certainly no convictions. He’s been tried and convicted by the social and mass media sheeple." ]

[ "\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nThey've declared the Sexual Revolution an accomplishment of their generation. They're packing it up and taking it with them. Y'all are on your own.", ">\n\nYeah I'm that generation. Totally agree. Only problem is seems to have been some kind of ceasefire I could get caught up in that revolution. :/ YSK because old folks have such crappy immune systems they're more likely to get STIs except that 9 month one of course. So if it doesn't affect them they don't care. I'm disappointed in so many ways with my generation.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\n\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nI think it's a sign of just how difficult it has become for the GOP to keep it's base from splintering, they know it hurts them, bad, but they have no choice, they must flog this red meat over and over to keep an already shrinking base together. As far as elections they will just use as much ratfuckery as possible and hope it gets them through.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\nIt is always funny when right wingers screech about anyone or anything that can hold them accountable for when they commit crimes. Typical weak minded victimhood mindset.", ">\n\nCrime? Exactly what has crime has the man committed?", ">\n\nThere's 4 active investigations under 3 different jurisdictions against the man right now.\nWhat a coincidence he's complaining about all 3 law enforcement agencies.", ">\n\nNo charges have ever been filed. Certainly no convictions. He’s been tried and convicted by the social and mass media sheeple.", ">\n\nThe head of the Trump Organization was charged, given trial and recently found guilty. \nDo you think the other criminal investigations have stopped?" ]

[ "\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nThey've declared the Sexual Revolution an accomplishment of their generation. They're packing it up and taking it with them. Y'all are on your own.", ">\n\nYeah I'm that generation. Totally agree. Only problem is seems to have been some kind of ceasefire I could get caught up in that revolution. :/ YSK because old folks have such crappy immune systems they're more likely to get STIs except that 9 month one of course. So if it doesn't affect them they don't care. I'm disappointed in so many ways with my generation.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\n\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nI think it's a sign of just how difficult it has become for the GOP to keep it's base from splintering, they know it hurts them, bad, but they have no choice, they must flog this red meat over and over to keep an already shrinking base together. As far as elections they will just use as much ratfuckery as possible and hope it gets them through.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\nIt is always funny when right wingers screech about anyone or anything that can hold them accountable for when they commit crimes. Typical weak minded victimhood mindset.", ">\n\nCrime? Exactly what has crime has the man committed?", ">\n\nThere's 4 active investigations under 3 different jurisdictions against the man right now.\nWhat a coincidence he's complaining about all 3 law enforcement agencies.", ">\n\nNo charges have ever been filed. Certainly no convictions. He’s been tried and convicted by the social and mass media sheeple.", ">\n\nThe head of the Trump Organization was charged, given trial and recently found guilty. \nDo you think the other criminal investigations have stopped?", ">\n\nAgain. No charges filed. With all 58 investigations in the last seven (7) YEARS and what has been found? Nothing." ]

[ "\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nThey've declared the Sexual Revolution an accomplishment of their generation. They're packing it up and taking it with them. Y'all are on your own.", ">\n\nYeah I'm that generation. Totally agree. Only problem is seems to have been some kind of ceasefire I could get caught up in that revolution. :/ YSK because old folks have such crappy immune systems they're more likely to get STIs except that 9 month one of course. So if it doesn't affect them they don't care. I'm disappointed in so many ways with my generation.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\n\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nI think it's a sign of just how difficult it has become for the GOP to keep it's base from splintering, they know it hurts them, bad, but they have no choice, they must flog this red meat over and over to keep an already shrinking base together. As far as elections they will just use as much ratfuckery as possible and hope it gets them through.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\nIt is always funny when right wingers screech about anyone or anything that can hold them accountable for when they commit crimes. Typical weak minded victimhood mindset.", ">\n\nCrime? Exactly what has crime has the man committed?", ">\n\nThere's 4 active investigations under 3 different jurisdictions against the man right now.\nWhat a coincidence he's complaining about all 3 law enforcement agencies.", ">\n\nNo charges have ever been filed. Certainly no convictions. He’s been tried and convicted by the social and mass media sheeple.", ">\n\nThe head of the Trump Organization was charged, given trial and recently found guilty. \nDo you think the other criminal investigations have stopped?", ">\n\nAgain. No charges filed. With all 58 investigations in the last seven (7) YEARS and what has been found? Nothing.", ">\n\nHis campaign manager, his personal lawyer, the head of his business organization and others all served time in prison over investigations. Because they committed crimes under his direction. 4 separate investigations currently are still ongoing." ]

[ "\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nThey've declared the Sexual Revolution an accomplishment of their generation. They're packing it up and taking it with them. Y'all are on your own.", ">\n\nYeah I'm that generation. Totally agree. Only problem is seems to have been some kind of ceasefire I could get caught up in that revolution. :/ YSK because old folks have such crappy immune systems they're more likely to get STIs except that 9 month one of course. So if it doesn't affect them they don't care. I'm disappointed in so many ways with my generation.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\n\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nI think it's a sign of just how difficult it has become for the GOP to keep it's base from splintering, they know it hurts them, bad, but they have no choice, they must flog this red meat over and over to keep an already shrinking base together. As far as elections they will just use as much ratfuckery as possible and hope it gets them through.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\nIt is always funny when right wingers screech about anyone or anything that can hold them accountable for when they commit crimes. Typical weak minded victimhood mindset.", ">\n\nCrime? Exactly what has crime has the man committed?", ">\n\nThere's 4 active investigations under 3 different jurisdictions against the man right now.\nWhat a coincidence he's complaining about all 3 law enforcement agencies.", ">\n\nNo charges have ever been filed. Certainly no convictions. He’s been tried and convicted by the social and mass media sheeple.", ">\n\nThe head of the Trump Organization was charged, given trial and recently found guilty. \nDo you think the other criminal investigations have stopped?", ">\n\nAgain. No charges filed. With all 58 investigations in the last seven (7) YEARS and what has been found? Nothing.", ">\n\nHis campaign manager, his personal lawyer, the head of his business organization and others all served time in prison over investigations. Because they committed crimes under his direction. 4 separate investigations currently are still ongoing.", ">\n\n\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"" ]

[ "\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nThey've declared the Sexual Revolution an accomplishment of their generation. They're packing it up and taking it with them. Y'all are on your own.", ">\n\nYeah I'm that generation. Totally agree. Only problem is seems to have been some kind of ceasefire I could get caught up in that revolution. :/ YSK because old folks have such crappy immune systems they're more likely to get STIs except that 9 month one of course. So if it doesn't affect them they don't care. I'm disappointed in so many ways with my generation.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\n\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nI think it's a sign of just how difficult it has become for the GOP to keep it's base from splintering, they know it hurts them, bad, but they have no choice, they must flog this red meat over and over to keep an already shrinking base together. As far as elections they will just use as much ratfuckery as possible and hope it gets them through.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\nIt is always funny when right wingers screech about anyone or anything that can hold them accountable for when they commit crimes. Typical weak minded victimhood mindset.", ">\n\nCrime? Exactly what has crime has the man committed?", ">\n\nThere's 4 active investigations under 3 different jurisdictions against the man right now.\nWhat a coincidence he's complaining about all 3 law enforcement agencies.", ">\n\nNo charges have ever been filed. Certainly no convictions. He’s been tried and convicted by the social and mass media sheeple.", ">\n\nThe head of the Trump Organization was charged, given trial and recently found guilty. \nDo you think the other criminal investigations have stopped?", ">\n\nAgain. No charges filed. With all 58 investigations in the last seven (7) YEARS and what has been found? Nothing.", ">\n\nHis campaign manager, his personal lawyer, the head of his business organization and others all served time in prison over investigations. Because they committed crimes under his direction. 4 separate investigations currently are still ongoing.", ">\n\n\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy." ]

[ "\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nThey've declared the Sexual Revolution an accomplishment of their generation. They're packing it up and taking it with them. Y'all are on your own.", ">\n\nYeah I'm that generation. Totally agree. Only problem is seems to have been some kind of ceasefire I could get caught up in that revolution. :/ YSK because old folks have such crappy immune systems they're more likely to get STIs except that 9 month one of course. So if it doesn't affect them they don't care. I'm disappointed in so many ways with my generation.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\n\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nI think it's a sign of just how difficult it has become for the GOP to keep it's base from splintering, they know it hurts them, bad, but they have no choice, they must flog this red meat over and over to keep an already shrinking base together. As far as elections they will just use as much ratfuckery as possible and hope it gets them through.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\nIt is always funny when right wingers screech about anyone or anything that can hold them accountable for when they commit crimes. Typical weak minded victimhood mindset.", ">\n\nCrime? Exactly what has crime has the man committed?", ">\n\nThere's 4 active investigations under 3 different jurisdictions against the man right now.\nWhat a coincidence he's complaining about all 3 law enforcement agencies.", ">\n\nNo charges have ever been filed. Certainly no convictions. He’s been tried and convicted by the social and mass media sheeple.", ">\n\nThe head of the Trump Organization was charged, given trial and recently found guilty. \nDo you think the other criminal investigations have stopped?", ">\n\nAgain. No charges filed. With all 58 investigations in the last seven (7) YEARS and what has been found? Nothing.", ">\n\nHis campaign manager, his personal lawyer, the head of his business organization and others all served time in prison over investigations. Because they committed crimes under his direction. 4 separate investigations currently are still ongoing.", ">\n\n\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure." ]

[ "\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nThey've declared the Sexual Revolution an accomplishment of their generation. They're packing it up and taking it with them. Y'all are on your own.", ">\n\nYeah I'm that generation. Totally agree. Only problem is seems to have been some kind of ceasefire I could get caught up in that revolution. :/ YSK because old folks have such crappy immune systems they're more likely to get STIs except that 9 month one of course. So if it doesn't affect them they don't care. I'm disappointed in so many ways with my generation.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\n\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nI think it's a sign of just how difficult it has become for the GOP to keep it's base from splintering, they know it hurts them, bad, but they have no choice, they must flog this red meat over and over to keep an already shrinking base together. As far as elections they will just use as much ratfuckery as possible and hope it gets them through.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\nIt is always funny when right wingers screech about anyone or anything that can hold them accountable for when they commit crimes. Typical weak minded victimhood mindset.", ">\n\nCrime? Exactly what has crime has the man committed?", ">\n\nThere's 4 active investigations under 3 different jurisdictions against the man right now.\nWhat a coincidence he's complaining about all 3 law enforcement agencies.", ">\n\nNo charges have ever been filed. Certainly no convictions. He’s been tried and convicted by the social and mass media sheeple.", ">\n\nThe head of the Trump Organization was charged, given trial and recently found guilty. \nDo you think the other criminal investigations have stopped?", ">\n\nAgain. No charges filed. With all 58 investigations in the last seven (7) YEARS and what has been found? Nothing.", ">\n\nHis campaign manager, his personal lawyer, the head of his business organization and others all served time in prison over investigations. Because they committed crimes under his direction. 4 separate investigations currently are still ongoing.", ">\n\n\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?" ]

[ "\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nThey've declared the Sexual Revolution an accomplishment of their generation. They're packing it up and taking it with them. Y'all are on your own.", ">\n\nYeah I'm that generation. Totally agree. Only problem is seems to have been some kind of ceasefire I could get caught up in that revolution. :/ YSK because old folks have such crappy immune systems they're more likely to get STIs except that 9 month one of course. So if it doesn't affect them they don't care. I'm disappointed in so many ways with my generation.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\n\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nI think it's a sign of just how difficult it has become for the GOP to keep it's base from splintering, they know it hurts them, bad, but they have no choice, they must flog this red meat over and over to keep an already shrinking base together. As far as elections they will just use as much ratfuckery as possible and hope it gets them through.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\nIt is always funny when right wingers screech about anyone or anything that can hold them accountable for when they commit crimes. Typical weak minded victimhood mindset.", ">\n\nCrime? Exactly what has crime has the man committed?", ">\n\nThere's 4 active investigations under 3 different jurisdictions against the man right now.\nWhat a coincidence he's complaining about all 3 law enforcement agencies.", ">\n\nNo charges have ever been filed. Certainly no convictions. He’s been tried and convicted by the social and mass media sheeple.", ">\n\nThe head of the Trump Organization was charged, given trial and recently found guilty. \nDo you think the other criminal investigations have stopped?", ">\n\nAgain. No charges filed. With all 58 investigations in the last seven (7) YEARS and what has been found? Nothing.", ">\n\nHis campaign manager, his personal lawyer, the head of his business organization and others all served time in prison over investigations. Because they committed crimes under his direction. 4 separate investigations currently are still ongoing.", ">\n\n\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nI think it's a sign of just how difficult it has become for the GOP to keep it's base from splintering, they know it hurts them, bad, but they have no choice, they must flog this red meat over and over to keep an already shrinking base together. As far as elections they will just use as much ratfuckery as possible and hope it gets them through." ]

[ "\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nThey've declared the Sexual Revolution an accomplishment of their generation. They're packing it up and taking it with them. Y'all are on your own.", ">\n\nYeah I'm that generation. Totally agree. Only problem is seems to have been some kind of ceasefire I could get caught up in that revolution. :/ YSK because old folks have such crappy immune systems they're more likely to get STIs except that 9 month one of course. So if it doesn't affect them they don't care. I'm disappointed in so many ways with my generation.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\n\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nI think it's a sign of just how difficult it has become for the GOP to keep it's base from splintering, they know it hurts them, bad, but they have no choice, they must flog this red meat over and over to keep an already shrinking base together. As far as elections they will just use as much ratfuckery as possible and hope it gets them through.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\nIt is always funny when right wingers screech about anyone or anything that can hold them accountable for when they commit crimes. Typical weak minded victimhood mindset.", ">\n\nCrime? Exactly what has crime has the man committed?", ">\n\nThere's 4 active investigations under 3 different jurisdictions against the man right now.\nWhat a coincidence he's complaining about all 3 law enforcement agencies.", ">\n\nNo charges have ever been filed. Certainly no convictions. He’s been tried and convicted by the social and mass media sheeple.", ">\n\nThe head of the Trump Organization was charged, given trial and recently found guilty. \nDo you think the other criminal investigations have stopped?", ">\n\nAgain. No charges filed. With all 58 investigations in the last seven (7) YEARS and what has been found? Nothing.", ">\n\nHis campaign manager, his personal lawyer, the head of his business organization and others all served time in prison over investigations. Because they committed crimes under his direction. 4 separate investigations currently are still ongoing.", ">\n\n\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nI think it's a sign of just how difficult it has become for the GOP to keep it's base from splintering, they know it hurts them, bad, but they have no choice, they must flog this red meat over and over to keep an already shrinking base together. As far as elections they will just use as much ratfuckery as possible and hope it gets them through.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results." ]

[ "\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nThey've declared the Sexual Revolution an accomplishment of their generation. They're packing it up and taking it with them. Y'all are on your own.", ">\n\nYeah I'm that generation. Totally agree. Only problem is seems to have been some kind of ceasefire I could get caught up in that revolution. :/ YSK because old folks have such crappy immune systems they're more likely to get STIs except that 9 month one of course. So if it doesn't affect them they don't care. I'm disappointed in so many ways with my generation.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\n\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nI think it's a sign of just how difficult it has become for the GOP to keep it's base from splintering, they know it hurts them, bad, but they have no choice, they must flog this red meat over and over to keep an already shrinking base together. As far as elections they will just use as much ratfuckery as possible and hope it gets them through.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\nIt is always funny when right wingers screech about anyone or anything that can hold them accountable for when they commit crimes. Typical weak minded victimhood mindset.", ">\n\nCrime? Exactly what has crime has the man committed?", ">\n\nThere's 4 active investigations under 3 different jurisdictions against the man right now.\nWhat a coincidence he's complaining about all 3 law enforcement agencies.", ">\n\nNo charges have ever been filed. Certainly no convictions. He’s been tried and convicted by the social and mass media sheeple.", ">\n\nThe head of the Trump Organization was charged, given trial and recently found guilty. \nDo you think the other criminal investigations have stopped?", ">\n\nAgain. No charges filed. With all 58 investigations in the last seven (7) YEARS and what has been found? Nothing.", ">\n\nHis campaign manager, his personal lawyer, the head of his business organization and others all served time in prison over investigations. Because they committed crimes under his direction. 4 separate investigations currently are still ongoing.", ">\n\n\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nI think it's a sign of just how difficult it has become for the GOP to keep it's base from splintering, they know it hurts them, bad, but they have no choice, they must flog this red meat over and over to keep an already shrinking base together. As far as elections they will just use as much ratfuckery as possible and hope it gets them through.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy." ]

[ "\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nThey've declared the Sexual Revolution an accomplishment of their generation. They're packing it up and taking it with them. Y'all are on your own.", ">\n\nYeah I'm that generation. Totally agree. Only problem is seems to have been some kind of ceasefire I could get caught up in that revolution. :/ YSK because old folks have such crappy immune systems they're more likely to get STIs except that 9 month one of course. So if it doesn't affect them they don't care. I'm disappointed in so many ways with my generation.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\n\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nI think it's a sign of just how difficult it has become for the GOP to keep it's base from splintering, they know it hurts them, bad, but they have no choice, they must flog this red meat over and over to keep an already shrinking base together. As far as elections they will just use as much ratfuckery as possible and hope it gets them through.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\nIt is always funny when right wingers screech about anyone or anything that can hold them accountable for when they commit crimes. Typical weak minded victimhood mindset.", ">\n\nCrime? Exactly what has crime has the man committed?", ">\n\nThere's 4 active investigations under 3 different jurisdictions against the man right now.\nWhat a coincidence he's complaining about all 3 law enforcement agencies.", ">\n\nNo charges have ever been filed. Certainly no convictions. He’s been tried and convicted by the social and mass media sheeple.", ">\n\nThe head of the Trump Organization was charged, given trial and recently found guilty. \nDo you think the other criminal investigations have stopped?", ">\n\nAgain. No charges filed. With all 58 investigations in the last seven (7) YEARS and what has been found? Nothing.", ">\n\nHis campaign manager, his personal lawyer, the head of his business organization and others all served time in prison over investigations. Because they committed crimes under his direction. 4 separate investigations currently are still ongoing.", ">\n\n\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nI think it's a sign of just how difficult it has become for the GOP to keep it's base from splintering, they know it hurts them, bad, but they have no choice, they must flog this red meat over and over to keep an already shrinking base together. As far as elections they will just use as much ratfuckery as possible and hope it gets them through.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats." ]

[ "\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nThey've declared the Sexual Revolution an accomplishment of their generation. They're packing it up and taking it with them. Y'all are on your own.", ">\n\nYeah I'm that generation. Totally agree. Only problem is seems to have been some kind of ceasefire I could get caught up in that revolution. :/ YSK because old folks have such crappy immune systems they're more likely to get STIs except that 9 month one of course. So if it doesn't affect them they don't care. I'm disappointed in so many ways with my generation.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\n\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nI think it's a sign of just how difficult it has become for the GOP to keep it's base from splintering, they know it hurts them, bad, but they have no choice, they must flog this red meat over and over to keep an already shrinking base together. As far as elections they will just use as much ratfuckery as possible and hope it gets them through.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\nIt is always funny when right wingers screech about anyone or anything that can hold them accountable for when they commit crimes. Typical weak minded victimhood mindset.", ">\n\nCrime? Exactly what has crime has the man committed?", ">\n\nThere's 4 active investigations under 3 different jurisdictions against the man right now.\nWhat a coincidence he's complaining about all 3 law enforcement agencies.", ">\n\nNo charges have ever been filed. Certainly no convictions. He’s been tried and convicted by the social and mass media sheeple.", ">\n\nThe head of the Trump Organization was charged, given trial and recently found guilty. \nDo you think the other criminal investigations have stopped?", ">\n\nAgain. No charges filed. With all 58 investigations in the last seven (7) YEARS and what has been found? Nothing.", ">\n\nHis campaign manager, his personal lawyer, the head of his business organization and others all served time in prison over investigations. Because they committed crimes under his direction. 4 separate investigations currently are still ongoing.", ">\n\n\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nI think it's a sign of just how difficult it has become for the GOP to keep it's base from splintering, they know it hurts them, bad, but they have no choice, they must flog this red meat over and over to keep an already shrinking base together. As far as elections they will just use as much ratfuckery as possible and hope it gets them through.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024." ]

[ "\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nThey've declared the Sexual Revolution an accomplishment of their generation. They're packing it up and taking it with them. Y'all are on your own.", ">\n\nYeah I'm that generation. Totally agree. Only problem is seems to have been some kind of ceasefire I could get caught up in that revolution. :/ YSK because old folks have such crappy immune systems they're more likely to get STIs except that 9 month one of course. So if it doesn't affect them they don't care. I'm disappointed in so many ways with my generation.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\n\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nI think it's a sign of just how difficult it has become for the GOP to keep it's base from splintering, they know it hurts them, bad, but they have no choice, they must flog this red meat over and over to keep an already shrinking base together. As far as elections they will just use as much ratfuckery as possible and hope it gets them through.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\nIt is always funny when right wingers screech about anyone or anything that can hold them accountable for when they commit crimes. Typical weak minded victimhood mindset.", ">\n\nCrime? Exactly what has crime has the man committed?", ">\n\nThere's 4 active investigations under 3 different jurisdictions against the man right now.\nWhat a coincidence he's complaining about all 3 law enforcement agencies.", ">\n\nNo charges have ever been filed. Certainly no convictions. He’s been tried and convicted by the social and mass media sheeple.", ">\n\nThe head of the Trump Organization was charged, given trial and recently found guilty. \nDo you think the other criminal investigations have stopped?", ">\n\nAgain. No charges filed. With all 58 investigations in the last seven (7) YEARS and what has been found? Nothing.", ">\n\nHis campaign manager, his personal lawyer, the head of his business organization and others all served time in prison over investigations. Because they committed crimes under his direction. 4 separate investigations currently are still ongoing.", ">\n\n\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nI think it's a sign of just how difficult it has become for the GOP to keep it's base from splintering, they know it hurts them, bad, but they have no choice, they must flog this red meat over and over to keep an already shrinking base together. As far as elections they will just use as much ratfuckery as possible and hope it gets them through.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass" ]

[ "\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nThey've declared the Sexual Revolution an accomplishment of their generation. They're packing it up and taking it with them. Y'all are on your own.", ">\n\nYeah I'm that generation. Totally agree. Only problem is seems to have been some kind of ceasefire I could get caught up in that revolution. :/ YSK because old folks have such crappy immune systems they're more likely to get STIs except that 9 month one of course. So if it doesn't affect them they don't care. I'm disappointed in so many ways with my generation.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\n\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nI think it's a sign of just how difficult it has become for the GOP to keep it's base from splintering, they know it hurts them, bad, but they have no choice, they must flog this red meat over and over to keep an already shrinking base together. As far as elections they will just use as much ratfuckery as possible and hope it gets them through.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\nIt is always funny when right wingers screech about anyone or anything that can hold them accountable for when they commit crimes. Typical weak minded victimhood mindset.", ">\n\nCrime? Exactly what has crime has the man committed?", ">\n\nThere's 4 active investigations under 3 different jurisdictions against the man right now.\nWhat a coincidence he's complaining about all 3 law enforcement agencies.", ">\n\nNo charges have ever been filed. Certainly no convictions. He’s been tried and convicted by the social and mass media sheeple.", ">\n\nThe head of the Trump Organization was charged, given trial and recently found guilty. \nDo you think the other criminal investigations have stopped?", ">\n\nAgain. No charges filed. With all 58 investigations in the last seven (7) YEARS and what has been found? Nothing.", ">\n\nHis campaign manager, his personal lawyer, the head of his business organization and others all served time in prison over investigations. Because they committed crimes under his direction. 4 separate investigations currently are still ongoing.", ">\n\n\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nI think it's a sign of just how difficult it has become for the GOP to keep it's base from splintering, they know it hurts them, bad, but they have no choice, they must flog this red meat over and over to keep an already shrinking base together. As far as elections they will just use as much ratfuckery as possible and hope it gets them through.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections." ]

[ "\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nThey've declared the Sexual Revolution an accomplishment of their generation. They're packing it up and taking it with them. Y'all are on your own.", ">\n\nYeah I'm that generation. Totally agree. Only problem is seems to have been some kind of ceasefire I could get caught up in that revolution. :/ YSK because old folks have such crappy immune systems they're more likely to get STIs except that 9 month one of course. So if it doesn't affect them they don't care. I'm disappointed in so many ways with my generation.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\n\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nI think it's a sign of just how difficult it has become for the GOP to keep it's base from splintering, they know it hurts them, bad, but they have no choice, they must flog this red meat over and over to keep an already shrinking base together. As far as elections they will just use as much ratfuckery as possible and hope it gets them through.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\nIt is always funny when right wingers screech about anyone or anything that can hold them accountable for when they commit crimes. Typical weak minded victimhood mindset.", ">\n\nCrime? Exactly what has crime has the man committed?", ">\n\nThere's 4 active investigations under 3 different jurisdictions against the man right now.\nWhat a coincidence he's complaining about all 3 law enforcement agencies.", ">\n\nNo charges have ever been filed. Certainly no convictions. He’s been tried and convicted by the social and mass media sheeple.", ">\n\nThe head of the Trump Organization was charged, given trial and recently found guilty. \nDo you think the other criminal investigations have stopped?", ">\n\nAgain. No charges filed. With all 58 investigations in the last seven (7) YEARS and what has been found? Nothing.", ">\n\nHis campaign manager, his personal lawyer, the head of his business organization and others all served time in prison over investigations. Because they committed crimes under his direction. 4 separate investigations currently are still ongoing.", ">\n\n\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nI think it's a sign of just how difficult it has become for the GOP to keep it's base from splintering, they know it hurts them, bad, but they have no choice, they must flog this red meat over and over to keep an already shrinking base together. As far as elections they will just use as much ratfuckery as possible and hope it gets them through.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win." ]

[ "\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nThey've declared the Sexual Revolution an accomplishment of their generation. They're packing it up and taking it with them. Y'all are on your own.", ">\n\nYeah I'm that generation. Totally agree. Only problem is seems to have been some kind of ceasefire I could get caught up in that revolution. :/ YSK because old folks have such crappy immune systems they're more likely to get STIs except that 9 month one of course. So if it doesn't affect them they don't care. I'm disappointed in so many ways with my generation.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\n\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nI think it's a sign of just how difficult it has become for the GOP to keep it's base from splintering, they know it hurts them, bad, but they have no choice, they must flog this red meat over and over to keep an already shrinking base together. As far as elections they will just use as much ratfuckery as possible and hope it gets them through.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\nIt is always funny when right wingers screech about anyone or anything that can hold them accountable for when they commit crimes. Typical weak minded victimhood mindset.", ">\n\nCrime? Exactly what has crime has the man committed?", ">\n\nThere's 4 active investigations under 3 different jurisdictions against the man right now.\nWhat a coincidence he's complaining about all 3 law enforcement agencies.", ">\n\nNo charges have ever been filed. Certainly no convictions. He’s been tried and convicted by the social and mass media sheeple.", ">\n\nThe head of the Trump Organization was charged, given trial and recently found guilty. \nDo you think the other criminal investigations have stopped?", ">\n\nAgain. No charges filed. With all 58 investigations in the last seven (7) YEARS and what has been found? Nothing.", ">\n\nHis campaign manager, his personal lawyer, the head of his business organization and others all served time in prison over investigations. Because they committed crimes under his direction. 4 separate investigations currently are still ongoing.", ">\n\n\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nI think it's a sign of just how difficult it has become for the GOP to keep it's base from splintering, they know it hurts them, bad, but they have no choice, they must flog this red meat over and over to keep an already shrinking base together. As far as elections they will just use as much ratfuckery as possible and hope it gets them through.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened." ]

[ "\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nThey've declared the Sexual Revolution an accomplishment of their generation. They're packing it up and taking it with them. Y'all are on your own.", ">\n\nYeah I'm that generation. Totally agree. Only problem is seems to have been some kind of ceasefire I could get caught up in that revolution. :/ YSK because old folks have such crappy immune systems they're more likely to get STIs except that 9 month one of course. So if it doesn't affect them they don't care. I'm disappointed in so many ways with my generation.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\n\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nI think it's a sign of just how difficult it has become for the GOP to keep it's base from splintering, they know it hurts them, bad, but they have no choice, they must flog this red meat over and over to keep an already shrinking base together. As far as elections they will just use as much ratfuckery as possible and hope it gets them through.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\nIt is always funny when right wingers screech about anyone or anything that can hold them accountable for when they commit crimes. Typical weak minded victimhood mindset.", ">\n\nCrime? Exactly what has crime has the man committed?", ">\n\nThere's 4 active investigations under 3 different jurisdictions against the man right now.\nWhat a coincidence he's complaining about all 3 law enforcement agencies.", ">\n\nNo charges have ever been filed. Certainly no convictions. He’s been tried and convicted by the social and mass media sheeple.", ">\n\nThe head of the Trump Organization was charged, given trial and recently found guilty. \nDo you think the other criminal investigations have stopped?", ">\n\nAgain. No charges filed. With all 58 investigations in the last seven (7) YEARS and what has been found? Nothing.", ">\n\nHis campaign manager, his personal lawyer, the head of his business organization and others all served time in prison over investigations. Because they committed crimes under his direction. 4 separate investigations currently are still ongoing.", ">\n\n\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nI think it's a sign of just how difficult it has become for the GOP to keep it's base from splintering, they know it hurts them, bad, but they have no choice, they must flog this red meat over and over to keep an already shrinking base together. As far as elections they will just use as much ratfuckery as possible and hope it gets them through.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\nIt is always funny when right wingers screech about anyone or anything that can hold them accountable for when they commit crimes. Typical weak minded victimhood mindset." ]

[ "\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nThey've declared the Sexual Revolution an accomplishment of their generation. They're packing it up and taking it with them. Y'all are on your own.", ">\n\nYeah I'm that generation. Totally agree. Only problem is seems to have been some kind of ceasefire I could get caught up in that revolution. :/ YSK because old folks have such crappy immune systems they're more likely to get STIs except that 9 month one of course. So if it doesn't affect them they don't care. I'm disappointed in so many ways with my generation.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\n\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nI think it's a sign of just how difficult it has become for the GOP to keep it's base from splintering, they know it hurts them, bad, but they have no choice, they must flog this red meat over and over to keep an already shrinking base together. As far as elections they will just use as much ratfuckery as possible and hope it gets them through.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\nIt is always funny when right wingers screech about anyone or anything that can hold them accountable for when they commit crimes. Typical weak minded victimhood mindset.", ">\n\nCrime? Exactly what has crime has the man committed?", ">\n\nThere's 4 active investigations under 3 different jurisdictions against the man right now.\nWhat a coincidence he's complaining about all 3 law enforcement agencies.", ">\n\nNo charges have ever been filed. Certainly no convictions. He’s been tried and convicted by the social and mass media sheeple.", ">\n\nThe head of the Trump Organization was charged, given trial and recently found guilty. \nDo you think the other criminal investigations have stopped?", ">\n\nAgain. No charges filed. With all 58 investigations in the last seven (7) YEARS and what has been found? Nothing.", ">\n\nHis campaign manager, his personal lawyer, the head of his business organization and others all served time in prison over investigations. Because they committed crimes under his direction. 4 separate investigations currently are still ongoing.", ">\n\n\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nI think it's a sign of just how difficult it has become for the GOP to keep it's base from splintering, they know it hurts them, bad, but they have no choice, they must flog this red meat over and over to keep an already shrinking base together. As far as elections they will just use as much ratfuckery as possible and hope it gets them through.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\nIt is always funny when right wingers screech about anyone or anything that can hold them accountable for when they commit crimes. Typical weak minded victimhood mindset.", ">\n\nCrime? Exactly what has crime has the man committed?" ]

[ "\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nThey've declared the Sexual Revolution an accomplishment of their generation. They're packing it up and taking it with them. Y'all are on your own.", ">\n\nYeah I'm that generation. Totally agree. Only problem is seems to have been some kind of ceasefire I could get caught up in that revolution. :/ YSK because old folks have such crappy immune systems they're more likely to get STIs except that 9 month one of course. So if it doesn't affect them they don't care. I'm disappointed in so many ways with my generation.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\n\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nI think it's a sign of just how difficult it has become for the GOP to keep it's base from splintering, they know it hurts them, bad, but they have no choice, they must flog this red meat over and over to keep an already shrinking base together. As far as elections they will just use as much ratfuckery as possible and hope it gets them through.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\nIt is always funny when right wingers screech about anyone or anything that can hold them accountable for when they commit crimes. Typical weak minded victimhood mindset.", ">\n\nCrime? Exactly what has crime has the man committed?", ">\n\nThere's 4 active investigations under 3 different jurisdictions against the man right now.\nWhat a coincidence he's complaining about all 3 law enforcement agencies.", ">\n\nNo charges have ever been filed. Certainly no convictions. He’s been tried and convicted by the social and mass media sheeple.", ">\n\nThe head of the Trump Organization was charged, given trial and recently found guilty. \nDo you think the other criminal investigations have stopped?", ">\n\nAgain. No charges filed. With all 58 investigations in the last seven (7) YEARS and what has been found? Nothing.", ">\n\nHis campaign manager, his personal lawyer, the head of his business organization and others all served time in prison over investigations. Because they committed crimes under his direction. 4 separate investigations currently are still ongoing.", ">\n\n\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nI think it's a sign of just how difficult it has become for the GOP to keep it's base from splintering, they know it hurts them, bad, but they have no choice, they must flog this red meat over and over to keep an already shrinking base together. As far as elections they will just use as much ratfuckery as possible and hope it gets them through.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\nIt is always funny when right wingers screech about anyone or anything that can hold them accountable for when they commit crimes. Typical weak minded victimhood mindset.", ">\n\nCrime? Exactly what has crime has the man committed?", ">\n\nThere's 4 active investigations under 3 different jurisdictions against the man right now.\nWhat a coincidence he's complaining about all 3 law enforcement agencies." ]

[ "\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nThey've declared the Sexual Revolution an accomplishment of their generation. They're packing it up and taking it with them. Y'all are on your own.", ">\n\nYeah I'm that generation. Totally agree. Only problem is seems to have been some kind of ceasefire I could get caught up in that revolution. :/ YSK because old folks have such crappy immune systems they're more likely to get STIs except that 9 month one of course. So if it doesn't affect them they don't care. I'm disappointed in so many ways with my generation.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\n\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nI think it's a sign of just how difficult it has become for the GOP to keep it's base from splintering, they know it hurts them, bad, but they have no choice, they must flog this red meat over and over to keep an already shrinking base together. As far as elections they will just use as much ratfuckery as possible and hope it gets them through.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\nIt is always funny when right wingers screech about anyone or anything that can hold them accountable for when they commit crimes. Typical weak minded victimhood mindset.", ">\n\nCrime? Exactly what has crime has the man committed?", ">\n\nThere's 4 active investigations under 3 different jurisdictions against the man right now.\nWhat a coincidence he's complaining about all 3 law enforcement agencies.", ">\n\nNo charges have ever been filed. Certainly no convictions. He’s been tried and convicted by the social and mass media sheeple.", ">\n\nThe head of the Trump Organization was charged, given trial and recently found guilty. \nDo you think the other criminal investigations have stopped?", ">\n\nAgain. No charges filed. With all 58 investigations in the last seven (7) YEARS and what has been found? Nothing.", ">\n\nHis campaign manager, his personal lawyer, the head of his business organization and others all served time in prison over investigations. Because they committed crimes under his direction. 4 separate investigations currently are still ongoing.", ">\n\n\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nI think it's a sign of just how difficult it has become for the GOP to keep it's base from splintering, they know it hurts them, bad, but they have no choice, they must flog this red meat over and over to keep an already shrinking base together. As far as elections they will just use as much ratfuckery as possible and hope it gets them through.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\nIt is always funny when right wingers screech about anyone or anything that can hold them accountable for when they commit crimes. Typical weak minded victimhood mindset.", ">\n\nCrime? Exactly what has crime has the man committed?", ">\n\nThere's 4 active investigations under 3 different jurisdictions against the man right now.\nWhat a coincidence he's complaining about all 3 law enforcement agencies.", ">\n\nNo charges have ever been filed. Certainly no convictions. He’s been tried and convicted by the social and mass media sheeple." ]

[ "\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nThey've declared the Sexual Revolution an accomplishment of their generation. They're packing it up and taking it with them. Y'all are on your own.", ">\n\nYeah I'm that generation. Totally agree. Only problem is seems to have been some kind of ceasefire I could get caught up in that revolution. :/ YSK because old folks have such crappy immune systems they're more likely to get STIs except that 9 month one of course. So if it doesn't affect them they don't care. I'm disappointed in so many ways with my generation.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\n\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nI think it's a sign of just how difficult it has become for the GOP to keep it's base from splintering, they know it hurts them, bad, but they have no choice, they must flog this red meat over and over to keep an already shrinking base together. As far as elections they will just use as much ratfuckery as possible and hope it gets them through.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\nIt is always funny when right wingers screech about anyone or anything that can hold them accountable for when they commit crimes. Typical weak minded victimhood mindset.", ">\n\nCrime? Exactly what has crime has the man committed?", ">\n\nThere's 4 active investigations under 3 different jurisdictions against the man right now.\nWhat a coincidence he's complaining about all 3 law enforcement agencies.", ">\n\nNo charges have ever been filed. Certainly no convictions. He’s been tried and convicted by the social and mass media sheeple.", ">\n\nThe head of the Trump Organization was charged, given trial and recently found guilty. \nDo you think the other criminal investigations have stopped?", ">\n\nAgain. No charges filed. With all 58 investigations in the last seven (7) YEARS and what has been found? Nothing.", ">\n\nHis campaign manager, his personal lawyer, the head of his business organization and others all served time in prison over investigations. Because they committed crimes under his direction. 4 separate investigations currently are still ongoing.", ">\n\n\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nI think it's a sign of just how difficult it has become for the GOP to keep it's base from splintering, they know it hurts them, bad, but they have no choice, they must flog this red meat over and over to keep an already shrinking base together. As far as elections they will just use as much ratfuckery as possible and hope it gets them through.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\nIt is always funny when right wingers screech about anyone or anything that can hold them accountable for when they commit crimes. Typical weak minded victimhood mindset.", ">\n\nCrime? Exactly what has crime has the man committed?", ">\n\nThere's 4 active investigations under 3 different jurisdictions against the man right now.\nWhat a coincidence he's complaining about all 3 law enforcement agencies.", ">\n\nNo charges have ever been filed. Certainly no convictions. He’s been tried and convicted by the social and mass media sheeple.", ">\n\nThe head of the Trump Organization was charged, given trial and recently found guilty. \nDo you think the other criminal investigations have stopped?" ]

[ "\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nThey've declared the Sexual Revolution an accomplishment of their generation. They're packing it up and taking it with them. Y'all are on your own.", ">\n\nYeah I'm that generation. Totally agree. Only problem is seems to have been some kind of ceasefire I could get caught up in that revolution. :/ YSK because old folks have such crappy immune systems they're more likely to get STIs except that 9 month one of course. So if it doesn't affect them they don't care. I'm disappointed in so many ways with my generation.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\n\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nI think it's a sign of just how difficult it has become for the GOP to keep it's base from splintering, they know it hurts them, bad, but they have no choice, they must flog this red meat over and over to keep an already shrinking base together. As far as elections they will just use as much ratfuckery as possible and hope it gets them through.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\nIt is always funny when right wingers screech about anyone or anything that can hold them accountable for when they commit crimes. Typical weak minded victimhood mindset.", ">\n\nCrime? Exactly what has crime has the man committed?", ">\n\nThere's 4 active investigations under 3 different jurisdictions against the man right now.\nWhat a coincidence he's complaining about all 3 law enforcement agencies.", ">\n\nNo charges have ever been filed. Certainly no convictions. He’s been tried and convicted by the social and mass media sheeple.", ">\n\nThe head of the Trump Organization was charged, given trial and recently found guilty. \nDo you think the other criminal investigations have stopped?", ">\n\nAgain. No charges filed. With all 58 investigations in the last seven (7) YEARS and what has been found? Nothing.", ">\n\nHis campaign manager, his personal lawyer, the head of his business organization and others all served time in prison over investigations. Because they committed crimes under his direction. 4 separate investigations currently are still ongoing.", ">\n\n\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nI think it's a sign of just how difficult it has become for the GOP to keep it's base from splintering, they know it hurts them, bad, but they have no choice, they must flog this red meat over and over to keep an already shrinking base together. As far as elections they will just use as much ratfuckery as possible and hope it gets them through.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\nIt is always funny when right wingers screech about anyone or anything that can hold them accountable for when they commit crimes. Typical weak minded victimhood mindset.", ">\n\nCrime? Exactly what has crime has the man committed?", ">\n\nThere's 4 active investigations under 3 different jurisdictions against the man right now.\nWhat a coincidence he's complaining about all 3 law enforcement agencies.", ">\n\nNo charges have ever been filed. Certainly no convictions. He’s been tried and convicted by the social and mass media sheeple.", ">\n\nThe head of the Trump Organization was charged, given trial and recently found guilty. \nDo you think the other criminal investigations have stopped?", ">\n\nAgain. No charges filed. With all 58 investigations in the last seven (7) YEARS and what has been found? Nothing." ]

[ "\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nThey've declared the Sexual Revolution an accomplishment of their generation. They're packing it up and taking it with them. Y'all are on your own.", ">\n\nYeah I'm that generation. Totally agree. Only problem is seems to have been some kind of ceasefire I could get caught up in that revolution. :/ YSK because old folks have such crappy immune systems they're more likely to get STIs except that 9 month one of course. So if it doesn't affect them they don't care. I'm disappointed in so many ways with my generation.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\n\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nI think it's a sign of just how difficult it has become for the GOP to keep it's base from splintering, they know it hurts them, bad, but they have no choice, they must flog this red meat over and over to keep an already shrinking base together. As far as elections they will just use as much ratfuckery as possible and hope it gets them through.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\nIt is always funny when right wingers screech about anyone or anything that can hold them accountable for when they commit crimes. Typical weak minded victimhood mindset.", ">\n\nCrime? Exactly what has crime has the man committed?", ">\n\nThere's 4 active investigations under 3 different jurisdictions against the man right now.\nWhat a coincidence he's complaining about all 3 law enforcement agencies.", ">\n\nNo charges have ever been filed. Certainly no convictions. He’s been tried and convicted by the social and mass media sheeple.", ">\n\nThe head of the Trump Organization was charged, given trial and recently found guilty. \nDo you think the other criminal investigations have stopped?", ">\n\nAgain. No charges filed. With all 58 investigations in the last seven (7) YEARS and what has been found? Nothing.", ">\n\nHis campaign manager, his personal lawyer, the head of his business organization and others all served time in prison over investigations. Because they committed crimes under his direction. 4 separate investigations currently are still ongoing.", ">\n\n\"You guys! We got obliterated in the midterms! Let's do it again?\" \"Yes, let's!\"", ">\n\n\nGOP sticks to its ~~abortion playbook as House acts~~ twisted desire to turn America into a theocracy.", ">\n\nThey’re going to fail, and I’m pretty sure this will be an instrument of their failure.", ">\n\nIt does seem to be one of the hills they are intent on dying on. I don't get it. The percentage of the US population under 40 is a smidge over 50. The average age of Congress is around 60. Somewhere around 50 percent the US go to church and most of them are over 40. Our youngest generations are very different culturally, socially, politically. And denying basic healthcare is the way they think will win our youngest citizens over?", ">\n\nI think it's a sign of just how difficult it has become for the GOP to keep it's base from splintering, they know it hurts them, bad, but they have no choice, they must flog this red meat over and over to keep an already shrinking base together. As far as elections they will just use as much ratfuckery as possible and hope it gets them through.", ">\n\nThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.", ">\n\nThis makes me happy, but not in the way the GOP wants me to be happy.", ">\n\nHow did you get the idea that the GOP ever wants you to be happy? They want you to be angry because you know they're screwing you or to be angry because they're screwing you but they've convinced you it was the Democrats.", ">\n\nOh, they don't want me specifically to be happy, but their continued porking of this particular chicken is heartening for 2024.", ">\n\n“States issue” my ass", ">\n\nIt is widely thought that the overturning Roe by majority-led Republican Supreme Court was a disaster to the Republicans in the mid-term election. A more thoughtful group might have at least delayed a continued assault on abortion right, but not these Republicans. Out of every possible 'first priority of the new session,' they chose to continue their fight. Good for them. It should continue to erode the Republican base, but they are doing what they think is right. In the coming decade if the Republican politicians don't rethink their position they will continue to lose elections.", ">\n\nProbably more so than any Democratic accomplishment, any direct Trump scandal, or any other issue the assault on reproductive rights is what made the Republicans only achieve a meager victory in the House and actually loose a Senate seat. I’m one of the biggest complainers about Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory but god damn have the GOP been trying hard to ensure they’re the party known for that. Between this, easy to understand and obvious fuckery with the tax code that clearly benefits the rich that’s on their platform, going after SS, and the clown show candidates they’ve been putting forward I just cannot fathom how they think this is a winning path. A small part of me honestly wonders if they aren’t intentionally screwing the pooch and trying to do anything but win.", ">\n\nA lot of promised deep considerate reflection and research on why 2022 elections went blue, obviously never happened.", ">\n\nIt is always funny when right wingers screech about anyone or anything that can hold them accountable for when they commit crimes. Typical weak minded victimhood mindset.", ">\n\nCrime? Exactly what has crime has the man committed?", ">\n\nThere's 4 active investigations under 3 different jurisdictions against the man right now.\nWhat a coincidence he's complaining about all 3 law enforcement agencies.", ">\n\nNo charges have ever been filed. Certainly no convictions. He’s been tried and convicted by the social and mass media sheeple.", ">\n\nThe head of the Trump Organization was charged, given trial and recently found guilty. \nDo you think the other criminal investigations have stopped?", ">\n\nAgain. No charges filed. With all 58 investigations in the last seven (7) YEARS and what has been found? Nothing.", ">\n\nHis campaign manager, his personal lawyer, the head of his business organization and others all served time in prison over investigations. Because they committed crimes under his direction. 4 separate investigations currently are still ongoing." ]

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[ "Ronin were Samurai whose Lord had either died or disowned them. Technically speaking, Bushido required a Samurai to commit seppuku should this occur. A Samurai who did not do this would become Ronin. \nSo Ronin were not really more \"Samurai\" than Samurai, they were in fact really nothing more than the Japanese equivalent of elite mercenaries and highwaymen.\nModern media has come to romanticize the Samurai, and Ronin, quite a lot. Bushido was in fact fairly barbaric. European knights are also romanticizes quite a lot, but in my opinion not as much." ]

[ "Ronin were Samurai whose Lord had either died or disowned them. Technically speaking, Bushido required a Samurai to commit seppuku should this occur. A Samurai who did not do this would become Ronin. \nSo Ronin were not really more \"Samurai\" than Samurai, they were in fact really nothing more than the Japanese equivalent of elite mercenaries and highwaymen.\nModern media has come to romanticize the Samurai, and Ronin, quite a lot. Bushido was in fact fairly barbaric. European knights are also romanticizes quite a lot, but in my opinion not as much.", ">\n\nVery, very interesting. So their take on the meaning of honor was mot good completely?" ]

[ "Ronin were Samurai whose Lord had either died or disowned them. Technically speaking, Bushido required a Samurai to commit seppuku should this occur. A Samurai who did not do this would become Ronin. \nSo Ronin were not really more \"Samurai\" than Samurai, they were in fact really nothing more than the Japanese equivalent of elite mercenaries and highwaymen.\nModern media has come to romanticize the Samurai, and Ronin, quite a lot. Bushido was in fact fairly barbaric. European knights are also romanticizes quite a lot, but in my opinion not as much.", ">\n\nVery, very interesting. So their take on the meaning of honor was mot good completely?", ">\n\nKiri-sute gomen gave Samurai the right to kill a lower class individual that seemingly disrespected them.\nCharles Lennox Richardson, a British Merchant, was crossing paths with a Samurai when they killed in such a way. His affront was failing to bow in a timely manner. He was busy trying to yield the road for the incoming noble.\nThere's another story in the wikipedia where a Samurai was slighted twice by a peasant and was dishonoured and disowned as a result. He killed the peasant's entire family to regain his honour and rejoin his house." ]

[ "Ronin were Samurai whose Lord had either died or disowned them. Technically speaking, Bushido required a Samurai to commit seppuku should this occur. A Samurai who did not do this would become Ronin. \nSo Ronin were not really more \"Samurai\" than Samurai, they were in fact really nothing more than the Japanese equivalent of elite mercenaries and highwaymen.\nModern media has come to romanticize the Samurai, and Ronin, quite a lot. Bushido was in fact fairly barbaric. European knights are also romanticizes quite a lot, but in my opinion not as much.", ">\n\nVery, very interesting. So their take on the meaning of honor was mot good completely?", ">\n\nKiri-sute gomen gave Samurai the right to kill a lower class individual that seemingly disrespected them.\nCharles Lennox Richardson, a British Merchant, was crossing paths with a Samurai when they killed in such a way. His affront was failing to bow in a timely manner. He was busy trying to yield the road for the incoming noble.\nThere's another story in the wikipedia where a Samurai was slighted twice by a peasant and was dishonoured and disowned as a result. He killed the peasant's entire family to regain his honour and rejoin his house.", ">\n\n......real shit...\nGood thing my fictional Japan is as fictional as ever and I can do whatever the hell I want." ]

[ "Ronin were Samurai whose Lord had either died or disowned them. Technically speaking, Bushido required a Samurai to commit seppuku should this occur. A Samurai who did not do this would become Ronin. \nSo Ronin were not really more \"Samurai\" than Samurai, they were in fact really nothing more than the Japanese equivalent of elite mercenaries and highwaymen.\nModern media has come to romanticize the Samurai, and Ronin, quite a lot. Bushido was in fact fairly barbaric. European knights are also romanticizes quite a lot, but in my opinion not as much.", ">\n\nVery, very interesting. So their take on the meaning of honor was mot good completely?", ">\n\nKiri-sute gomen gave Samurai the right to kill a lower class individual that seemingly disrespected them.\nCharles Lennox Richardson, a British Merchant, was crossing paths with a Samurai when they killed in such a way. His affront was failing to bow in a timely manner. He was busy trying to yield the road for the incoming noble.\nThere's another story in the wikipedia where a Samurai was slighted twice by a peasant and was dishonoured and disowned as a result. He killed the peasant's entire family to regain his honour and rejoin his house.", ">\n\n......real shit...\nGood thing my fictional Japan is as fictional as ever and I can do whatever the hell I want.", ">\n\nI mean...OP, you may want to try having more than a very basic theme-park-version idea of what the things you're writing about even are before trying to write about them." ]

[ "Ronin were Samurai whose Lord had either died or disowned them. Technically speaking, Bushido required a Samurai to commit seppuku should this occur. A Samurai who did not do this would become Ronin. \nSo Ronin were not really more \"Samurai\" than Samurai, they were in fact really nothing more than the Japanese equivalent of elite mercenaries and highwaymen.\nModern media has come to romanticize the Samurai, and Ronin, quite a lot. Bushido was in fact fairly barbaric. European knights are also romanticizes quite a lot, but in my opinion not as much.", ">\n\nVery, very interesting. So their take on the meaning of honor was mot good completely?", ">\n\nKiri-sute gomen gave Samurai the right to kill a lower class individual that seemingly disrespected them.\nCharles Lennox Richardson, a British Merchant, was crossing paths with a Samurai when they killed in such a way. His affront was failing to bow in a timely manner. He was busy trying to yield the road for the incoming noble.\nThere's another story in the wikipedia where a Samurai was slighted twice by a peasant and was dishonoured and disowned as a result. He killed the peasant's entire family to regain his honour and rejoin his house.", ">\n\n......real shit...\nGood thing my fictional Japan is as fictional as ever and I can do whatever the hell I want.", ">\n\nI mean...OP, you may want to try having more than a very basic theme-park-version idea of what the things you're writing about even are before trying to write about them.", ">\n\nIt's ok, really. My fictional Japan in three sentences is in Edo period, something super natural happens, japan becomes isolated for decades, and a civil war follows.\nThere's already some made-up ceremonies and added Gods and even some fake Japanese words. \nAs you can see, my goal is for japanese audience to have a very similar feeling towards this novel like global audience, an unknown culture." ]

[ "Ronin were Samurai whose Lord had either died or disowned them. Technically speaking, Bushido required a Samurai to commit seppuku should this occur. A Samurai who did not do this would become Ronin. \nSo Ronin were not really more \"Samurai\" than Samurai, they were in fact really nothing more than the Japanese equivalent of elite mercenaries and highwaymen.\nModern media has come to romanticize the Samurai, and Ronin, quite a lot. Bushido was in fact fairly barbaric. European knights are also romanticizes quite a lot, but in my opinion not as much.", ">\n\nVery, very interesting. So their take on the meaning of honor was mot good completely?", ">\n\nKiri-sute gomen gave Samurai the right to kill a lower class individual that seemingly disrespected them.\nCharles Lennox Richardson, a British Merchant, was crossing paths with a Samurai when they killed in such a way. His affront was failing to bow in a timely manner. He was busy trying to yield the road for the incoming noble.\nThere's another story in the wikipedia where a Samurai was slighted twice by a peasant and was dishonoured and disowned as a result. He killed the peasant's entire family to regain his honour and rejoin his house.", ">\n\n......real shit...\nGood thing my fictional Japan is as fictional as ever and I can do whatever the hell I want.", ">\n\nI mean...OP, you may want to try having more than a very basic theme-park-version idea of what the things you're writing about even are before trying to write about them.", ">\n\nIt's ok, really. My fictional Japan in three sentences is in Edo period, something super natural happens, japan becomes isolated for decades, and a civil war follows.\nThere's already some made-up ceremonies and added Gods and even some fake Japanese words. \nAs you can see, my goal is for japanese audience to have a very similar feeling towards this novel like global audience, an unknown culture.", ">\n\nDo you really think a Japanese audience is going to respond well to you bastardizing and grossly misrepresenting their culture and history?" ]

[ "Ronin were Samurai whose Lord had either died or disowned them. Technically speaking, Bushido required a Samurai to commit seppuku should this occur. A Samurai who did not do this would become Ronin. \nSo Ronin were not really more \"Samurai\" than Samurai, they were in fact really nothing more than the Japanese equivalent of elite mercenaries and highwaymen.\nModern media has come to romanticize the Samurai, and Ronin, quite a lot. Bushido was in fact fairly barbaric. European knights are also romanticizes quite a lot, but in my opinion not as much.", ">\n\nVery, very interesting. So their take on the meaning of honor was mot good completely?", ">\n\nKiri-sute gomen gave Samurai the right to kill a lower class individual that seemingly disrespected them.\nCharles Lennox Richardson, a British Merchant, was crossing paths with a Samurai when they killed in such a way. His affront was failing to bow in a timely manner. He was busy trying to yield the road for the incoming noble.\nThere's another story in the wikipedia where a Samurai was slighted twice by a peasant and was dishonoured and disowned as a result. He killed the peasant's entire family to regain his honour and rejoin his house.", ">\n\n......real shit...\nGood thing my fictional Japan is as fictional as ever and I can do whatever the hell I want.", ">\n\nI mean...OP, you may want to try having more than a very basic theme-park-version idea of what the things you're writing about even are before trying to write about them.", ">\n\nIt's ok, really. My fictional Japan in three sentences is in Edo period, something super natural happens, japan becomes isolated for decades, and a civil war follows.\nThere's already some made-up ceremonies and added Gods and even some fake Japanese words. \nAs you can see, my goal is for japanese audience to have a very similar feeling towards this novel like global audience, an unknown culture.", ">\n\nDo you really think a Japanese audience is going to respond well to you bastardizing and grossly misrepresenting their culture and history?", ">\n\nI hope to think they will respond well to a very well-done what if version of Japan." ]

[ "Ronin were Samurai whose Lord had either died or disowned them. Technically speaking, Bushido required a Samurai to commit seppuku should this occur. A Samurai who did not do this would become Ronin. \nSo Ronin were not really more \"Samurai\" than Samurai, they were in fact really nothing more than the Japanese equivalent of elite mercenaries and highwaymen.\nModern media has come to romanticize the Samurai, and Ronin, quite a lot. Bushido was in fact fairly barbaric. European knights are also romanticizes quite a lot, but in my opinion not as much.", ">\n\nVery, very interesting. So their take on the meaning of honor was mot good completely?", ">\n\nKiri-sute gomen gave Samurai the right to kill a lower class individual that seemingly disrespected them.\nCharles Lennox Richardson, a British Merchant, was crossing paths with a Samurai when they killed in such a way. His affront was failing to bow in a timely manner. He was busy trying to yield the road for the incoming noble.\nThere's another story in the wikipedia where a Samurai was slighted twice by a peasant and was dishonoured and disowned as a result. He killed the peasant's entire family to regain his honour and rejoin his house.", ">\n\n......real shit...\nGood thing my fictional Japan is as fictional as ever and I can do whatever the hell I want.", ">\n\nI mean...OP, you may want to try having more than a very basic theme-park-version idea of what the things you're writing about even are before trying to write about them.", ">\n\nIt's ok, really. My fictional Japan in three sentences is in Edo period, something super natural happens, japan becomes isolated for decades, and a civil war follows.\nThere's already some made-up ceremonies and added Gods and even some fake Japanese words. \nAs you can see, my goal is for japanese audience to have a very similar feeling towards this novel like global audience, an unknown culture.", ">\n\nDo you really think a Japanese audience is going to respond well to you bastardizing and grossly misrepresenting their culture and history?", ">\n\nI hope to think they will respond well to a very well-done what if version of Japan.", ">\n\nIt's a label where certain criteria may or may not be fulfilled.\nI'm not a firefighter but if I use a fire extinguisher to put out a fire I have done a little of what they do. It doesn't mean I'd call myself a firefighter though.\nSamurai has some essential characteristics.\nRonin has some essential characteristics." ]

[ "Ronin were Samurai whose Lord had either died or disowned them. Technically speaking, Bushido required a Samurai to commit seppuku should this occur. A Samurai who did not do this would become Ronin. \nSo Ronin were not really more \"Samurai\" than Samurai, they were in fact really nothing more than the Japanese equivalent of elite mercenaries and highwaymen.\nModern media has come to romanticize the Samurai, and Ronin, quite a lot. Bushido was in fact fairly barbaric. European knights are also romanticizes quite a lot, but in my opinion not as much.", ">\n\nVery, very interesting. So their take on the meaning of honor was mot good completely?", ">\n\nKiri-sute gomen gave Samurai the right to kill a lower class individual that seemingly disrespected them.\nCharles Lennox Richardson, a British Merchant, was crossing paths with a Samurai when they killed in such a way. His affront was failing to bow in a timely manner. He was busy trying to yield the road for the incoming noble.\nThere's another story in the wikipedia where a Samurai was slighted twice by a peasant and was dishonoured and disowned as a result. He killed the peasant's entire family to regain his honour and rejoin his house.", ">\n\n......real shit...\nGood thing my fictional Japan is as fictional as ever and I can do whatever the hell I want.", ">\n\nI mean...OP, you may want to try having more than a very basic theme-park-version idea of what the things you're writing about even are before trying to write about them.", ">\n\nIt's ok, really. My fictional Japan in three sentences is in Edo period, something super natural happens, japan becomes isolated for decades, and a civil war follows.\nThere's already some made-up ceremonies and added Gods and even some fake Japanese words. \nAs you can see, my goal is for japanese audience to have a very similar feeling towards this novel like global audience, an unknown culture.", ">\n\nDo you really think a Japanese audience is going to respond well to you bastardizing and grossly misrepresenting their culture and history?", ">\n\nI hope to think they will respond well to a very well-done what if version of Japan.", ">\n\nIt's a label where certain criteria may or may not be fulfilled.\nI'm not a firefighter but if I use a fire extinguisher to put out a fire I have done a little of what they do. It doesn't mean I'd call myself a firefighter though.\nSamurai has some essential characteristics.\nRonin has some essential characteristics.", ">\n\nHonestly a large number of CMV posts come down to that" ]

[ "Ronin were Samurai whose Lord had either died or disowned them. Technically speaking, Bushido required a Samurai to commit seppuku should this occur. A Samurai who did not do this would become Ronin. \nSo Ronin were not really more \"Samurai\" than Samurai, they were in fact really nothing more than the Japanese equivalent of elite mercenaries and highwaymen.\nModern media has come to romanticize the Samurai, and Ronin, quite a lot. Bushido was in fact fairly barbaric. European knights are also romanticizes quite a lot, but in my opinion not as much.", ">\n\nVery, very interesting. So their take on the meaning of honor was mot good completely?", ">\n\nKiri-sute gomen gave Samurai the right to kill a lower class individual that seemingly disrespected them.\nCharles Lennox Richardson, a British Merchant, was crossing paths with a Samurai when they killed in such a way. His affront was failing to bow in a timely manner. He was busy trying to yield the road for the incoming noble.\nThere's another story in the wikipedia where a Samurai was slighted twice by a peasant and was dishonoured and disowned as a result. He killed the peasant's entire family to regain his honour and rejoin his house.", ">\n\n......real shit...\nGood thing my fictional Japan is as fictional as ever and I can do whatever the hell I want.", ">\n\nI mean...OP, you may want to try having more than a very basic theme-park-version idea of what the things you're writing about even are before trying to write about them.", ">\n\nIt's ok, really. My fictional Japan in three sentences is in Edo period, something super natural happens, japan becomes isolated for decades, and a civil war follows.\nThere's already some made-up ceremonies and added Gods and even some fake Japanese words. \nAs you can see, my goal is for japanese audience to have a very similar feeling towards this novel like global audience, an unknown culture.", ">\n\nDo you really think a Japanese audience is going to respond well to you bastardizing and grossly misrepresenting their culture and history?", ">\n\nI hope to think they will respond well to a very well-done what if version of Japan.", ">\n\nIt's a label where certain criteria may or may not be fulfilled.\nI'm not a firefighter but if I use a fire extinguisher to put out a fire I have done a little of what they do. It doesn't mean I'd call myself a firefighter though.\nSamurai has some essential characteristics.\nRonin has some essential characteristics.", ">\n\nHonestly a large number of CMV posts come down to that", ">\n\nJapanese society has always been very collectivist and rigid when it came to social classes. A samurai was essentially a vassal living under a Nobel from whom they derived any power or authority. \nA ronin had none of that. They had no power or privilege and were often poor wanderers. In fact, ronin means something like “wanderer”. They were the subject of ridicule. \nConcerning Bushido, that was a code of conduct born out of peace times, a way to fill the void of what it meant to be a samurai when there was no more fighting. A ronin couldn’t realistically live up or that code seeing as they carried a shame of either failing their lord or being abandoned by their lord. In fact, according to Bushido, they should have killed themselves upon losing their master. \nSo, for all that a samurai is, a ronin isn’t. Where a samurai is a noble knight who has land and power and authority, a ronin is a drifter and mercenary who doesn’t follow their code." ]

[ "Ronin were Samurai whose Lord had either died or disowned them. Technically speaking, Bushido required a Samurai to commit seppuku should this occur. A Samurai who did not do this would become Ronin. \nSo Ronin were not really more \"Samurai\" than Samurai, they were in fact really nothing more than the Japanese equivalent of elite mercenaries and highwaymen.\nModern media has come to romanticize the Samurai, and Ronin, quite a lot. Bushido was in fact fairly barbaric. European knights are also romanticizes quite a lot, but in my opinion not as much.", ">\n\nVery, very interesting. So their take on the meaning of honor was mot good completely?", ">\n\nKiri-sute gomen gave Samurai the right to kill a lower class individual that seemingly disrespected them.\nCharles Lennox Richardson, a British Merchant, was crossing paths with a Samurai when they killed in such a way. His affront was failing to bow in a timely manner. He was busy trying to yield the road for the incoming noble.\nThere's another story in the wikipedia where a Samurai was slighted twice by a peasant and was dishonoured and disowned as a result. He killed the peasant's entire family to regain his honour and rejoin his house.", ">\n\n......real shit...\nGood thing my fictional Japan is as fictional as ever and I can do whatever the hell I want.", ">\n\nI mean...OP, you may want to try having more than a very basic theme-park-version idea of what the things you're writing about even are before trying to write about them.", ">\n\nIt's ok, really. My fictional Japan in three sentences is in Edo period, something super natural happens, japan becomes isolated for decades, and a civil war follows.\nThere's already some made-up ceremonies and added Gods and even some fake Japanese words. \nAs you can see, my goal is for japanese audience to have a very similar feeling towards this novel like global audience, an unknown culture.", ">\n\nDo you really think a Japanese audience is going to respond well to you bastardizing and grossly misrepresenting their culture and history?", ">\n\nI hope to think they will respond well to a very well-done what if version of Japan.", ">\n\nIt's a label where certain criteria may or may not be fulfilled.\nI'm not a firefighter but if I use a fire extinguisher to put out a fire I have done a little of what they do. It doesn't mean I'd call myself a firefighter though.\nSamurai has some essential characteristics.\nRonin has some essential characteristics.", ">\n\nHonestly a large number of CMV posts come down to that", ">\n\nJapanese society has always been very collectivist and rigid when it came to social classes. A samurai was essentially a vassal living under a Nobel from whom they derived any power or authority. \nA ronin had none of that. They had no power or privilege and were often poor wanderers. In fact, ronin means something like “wanderer”. They were the subject of ridicule. \nConcerning Bushido, that was a code of conduct born out of peace times, a way to fill the void of what it meant to be a samurai when there was no more fighting. A ronin couldn’t realistically live up or that code seeing as they carried a shame of either failing their lord or being abandoned by their lord. In fact, according to Bushido, they should have killed themselves upon losing their master. \nSo, for all that a samurai is, a ronin isn’t. Where a samurai is a noble knight who has land and power and authority, a ronin is a drifter and mercenary who doesn’t follow their code.", ">\n\nThe entire point of being a samurai was to obey their lord. All the 'bushido' and 'honor' was stuff they made up to look better. A samurai with no lord was not a samurai, they were a ronin. Sure, ronin might be better at obeying their conscience and not doing 'dishonorable' things, but that has nothing to do with samurai." ]

[ "Ronin were Samurai whose Lord had either died or disowned them. Technically speaking, Bushido required a Samurai to commit seppuku should this occur. A Samurai who did not do this would become Ronin. \nSo Ronin were not really more \"Samurai\" than Samurai, they were in fact really nothing more than the Japanese equivalent of elite mercenaries and highwaymen.\nModern media has come to romanticize the Samurai, and Ronin, quite a lot. Bushido was in fact fairly barbaric. European knights are also romanticizes quite a lot, but in my opinion not as much.", ">\n\nVery, very interesting. So their take on the meaning of honor was mot good completely?", ">\n\nKiri-sute gomen gave Samurai the right to kill a lower class individual that seemingly disrespected them.\nCharles Lennox Richardson, a British Merchant, was crossing paths with a Samurai when they killed in such a way. His affront was failing to bow in a timely manner. He was busy trying to yield the road for the incoming noble.\nThere's another story in the wikipedia where a Samurai was slighted twice by a peasant and was dishonoured and disowned as a result. He killed the peasant's entire family to regain his honour and rejoin his house.", ">\n\n......real shit...\nGood thing my fictional Japan is as fictional as ever and I can do whatever the hell I want.", ">\n\nI mean...OP, you may want to try having more than a very basic theme-park-version idea of what the things you're writing about even are before trying to write about them.", ">\n\nIt's ok, really. My fictional Japan in three sentences is in Edo period, something super natural happens, japan becomes isolated for decades, and a civil war follows.\nThere's already some made-up ceremonies and added Gods and even some fake Japanese words. \nAs you can see, my goal is for japanese audience to have a very similar feeling towards this novel like global audience, an unknown culture.", ">\n\nDo you really think a Japanese audience is going to respond well to you bastardizing and grossly misrepresenting their culture and history?", ">\n\nI hope to think they will respond well to a very well-done what if version of Japan.", ">\n\nIt's a label where certain criteria may or may not be fulfilled.\nI'm not a firefighter but if I use a fire extinguisher to put out a fire I have done a little of what they do. It doesn't mean I'd call myself a firefighter though.\nSamurai has some essential characteristics.\nRonin has some essential characteristics.", ">\n\nHonestly a large number of CMV posts come down to that", ">\n\nJapanese society has always been very collectivist and rigid when it came to social classes. A samurai was essentially a vassal living under a Nobel from whom they derived any power or authority. \nA ronin had none of that. They had no power or privilege and were often poor wanderers. In fact, ronin means something like “wanderer”. They were the subject of ridicule. \nConcerning Bushido, that was a code of conduct born out of peace times, a way to fill the void of what it meant to be a samurai when there was no more fighting. A ronin couldn’t realistically live up or that code seeing as they carried a shame of either failing their lord or being abandoned by their lord. In fact, according to Bushido, they should have killed themselves upon losing their master. \nSo, for all that a samurai is, a ronin isn’t. Where a samurai is a noble knight who has land and power and authority, a ronin is a drifter and mercenary who doesn’t follow their code.", ">\n\nThe entire point of being a samurai was to obey their lord. All the 'bushido' and 'honor' was stuff they made up to look better. A samurai with no lord was not a samurai, they were a ronin. Sure, ronin might be better at obeying their conscience and not doing 'dishonorable' things, but that has nothing to do with samurai.", ">\n\nthey made up to look better\nLol this makes so sense and fits the way Samurai originally acted in society!" ]

[ "Ronin were Samurai whose Lord had either died or disowned them. Technically speaking, Bushido required a Samurai to commit seppuku should this occur. A Samurai who did not do this would become Ronin. \nSo Ronin were not really more \"Samurai\" than Samurai, they were in fact really nothing more than the Japanese equivalent of elite mercenaries and highwaymen.\nModern media has come to romanticize the Samurai, and Ronin, quite a lot. Bushido was in fact fairly barbaric. European knights are also romanticizes quite a lot, but in my opinion not as much.", ">\n\nVery, very interesting. So their take on the meaning of honor was mot good completely?", ">\n\nKiri-sute gomen gave Samurai the right to kill a lower class individual that seemingly disrespected them.\nCharles Lennox Richardson, a British Merchant, was crossing paths with a Samurai when they killed in such a way. His affront was failing to bow in a timely manner. He was busy trying to yield the road for the incoming noble.\nThere's another story in the wikipedia where a Samurai was slighted twice by a peasant and was dishonoured and disowned as a result. He killed the peasant's entire family to regain his honour and rejoin his house.", ">\n\n......real shit...\nGood thing my fictional Japan is as fictional as ever and I can do whatever the hell I want.", ">\n\nI mean...OP, you may want to try having more than a very basic theme-park-version idea of what the things you're writing about even are before trying to write about them.", ">\n\nIt's ok, really. My fictional Japan in three sentences is in Edo period, something super natural happens, japan becomes isolated for decades, and a civil war follows.\nThere's already some made-up ceremonies and added Gods and even some fake Japanese words. \nAs you can see, my goal is for japanese audience to have a very similar feeling towards this novel like global audience, an unknown culture.", ">\n\nDo you really think a Japanese audience is going to respond well to you bastardizing and grossly misrepresenting their culture and history?", ">\n\nI hope to think they will respond well to a very well-done what if version of Japan.", ">\n\nIt's a label where certain criteria may or may not be fulfilled.\nI'm not a firefighter but if I use a fire extinguisher to put out a fire I have done a little of what they do. It doesn't mean I'd call myself a firefighter though.\nSamurai has some essential characteristics.\nRonin has some essential characteristics.", ">\n\nHonestly a large number of CMV posts come down to that", ">\n\nJapanese society has always been very collectivist and rigid when it came to social classes. A samurai was essentially a vassal living under a Nobel from whom they derived any power or authority. \nA ronin had none of that. They had no power or privilege and were often poor wanderers. In fact, ronin means something like “wanderer”. They were the subject of ridicule. \nConcerning Bushido, that was a code of conduct born out of peace times, a way to fill the void of what it meant to be a samurai when there was no more fighting. A ronin couldn’t realistically live up or that code seeing as they carried a shame of either failing their lord or being abandoned by their lord. In fact, according to Bushido, they should have killed themselves upon losing their master. \nSo, for all that a samurai is, a ronin isn’t. Where a samurai is a noble knight who has land and power and authority, a ronin is a drifter and mercenary who doesn’t follow their code.", ">\n\nThe entire point of being a samurai was to obey their lord. All the 'bushido' and 'honor' was stuff they made up to look better. A samurai with no lord was not a samurai, they were a ronin. Sure, ronin might be better at obeying their conscience and not doing 'dishonorable' things, but that has nothing to do with samurai.", ">\n\nthey made up to look better\nLol this makes so sense and fits the way Samurai originally acted in society!", ">\n\nBushido is kinda full of mythological bullshit, much like the katana itself. Neither the Bushido code or the katana are actually essential to a Samurai. They were more or less decorations added later to reinforce the mythology of the samurai. \nA Samurai was just a warrior noble that owned land and served under a lord. Their importance was political and militaristic rather than cultural. They rarely fought with their katanas. Like many other civilizations, samurai mainly used spears, bows, and rode on horseback while the katana was more of a backup sidearm.\nBushido and katana mythology gained popularity after the Sengoku period, when samurai needed to justify their existence as skilled warriors in an era of unprecedented peace. \nIn other words, the only real difference between a samurai and a ronin is whether or not they serve under a lord, much like the difference between a soldier and a mercenary is a soldier is currently employed by their government." ]

[ "Ronin were Samurai whose Lord had either died or disowned them. Technically speaking, Bushido required a Samurai to commit seppuku should this occur. A Samurai who did not do this would become Ronin. \nSo Ronin were not really more \"Samurai\" than Samurai, they were in fact really nothing more than the Japanese equivalent of elite mercenaries and highwaymen.\nModern media has come to romanticize the Samurai, and Ronin, quite a lot. Bushido was in fact fairly barbaric. European knights are also romanticizes quite a lot, but in my opinion not as much.", ">\n\nVery, very interesting. So their take on the meaning of honor was mot good completely?", ">\n\nKiri-sute gomen gave Samurai the right to kill a lower class individual that seemingly disrespected them.\nCharles Lennox Richardson, a British Merchant, was crossing paths with a Samurai when they killed in such a way. His affront was failing to bow in a timely manner. He was busy trying to yield the road for the incoming noble.\nThere's another story in the wikipedia where a Samurai was slighted twice by a peasant and was dishonoured and disowned as a result. He killed the peasant's entire family to regain his honour and rejoin his house.", ">\n\n......real shit...\nGood thing my fictional Japan is as fictional as ever and I can do whatever the hell I want.", ">\n\nI mean...OP, you may want to try having more than a very basic theme-park-version idea of what the things you're writing about even are before trying to write about them.", ">\n\nIt's ok, really. My fictional Japan in three sentences is in Edo period, something super natural happens, japan becomes isolated for decades, and a civil war follows.\nThere's already some made-up ceremonies and added Gods and even some fake Japanese words. \nAs you can see, my goal is for japanese audience to have a very similar feeling towards this novel like global audience, an unknown culture.", ">\n\nDo you really think a Japanese audience is going to respond well to you bastardizing and grossly misrepresenting their culture and history?", ">\n\nI hope to think they will respond well to a very well-done what if version of Japan.", ">\n\nIt's a label where certain criteria may or may not be fulfilled.\nI'm not a firefighter but if I use a fire extinguisher to put out a fire I have done a little of what they do. It doesn't mean I'd call myself a firefighter though.\nSamurai has some essential characteristics.\nRonin has some essential characteristics.", ">\n\nHonestly a large number of CMV posts come down to that", ">\n\nJapanese society has always been very collectivist and rigid when it came to social classes. A samurai was essentially a vassal living under a Nobel from whom they derived any power or authority. \nA ronin had none of that. They had no power or privilege and were often poor wanderers. In fact, ronin means something like “wanderer”. They were the subject of ridicule. \nConcerning Bushido, that was a code of conduct born out of peace times, a way to fill the void of what it meant to be a samurai when there was no more fighting. A ronin couldn’t realistically live up or that code seeing as they carried a shame of either failing their lord or being abandoned by their lord. In fact, according to Bushido, they should have killed themselves upon losing their master. \nSo, for all that a samurai is, a ronin isn’t. Where a samurai is a noble knight who has land and power and authority, a ronin is a drifter and mercenary who doesn’t follow their code.", ">\n\nThe entire point of being a samurai was to obey their lord. All the 'bushido' and 'honor' was stuff they made up to look better. A samurai with no lord was not a samurai, they were a ronin. Sure, ronin might be better at obeying their conscience and not doing 'dishonorable' things, but that has nothing to do with samurai.", ">\n\nthey made up to look better\nLol this makes so sense and fits the way Samurai originally acted in society!", ">\n\nBushido is kinda full of mythological bullshit, much like the katana itself. Neither the Bushido code or the katana are actually essential to a Samurai. They were more or less decorations added later to reinforce the mythology of the samurai. \nA Samurai was just a warrior noble that owned land and served under a lord. Their importance was political and militaristic rather than cultural. They rarely fought with their katanas. Like many other civilizations, samurai mainly used spears, bows, and rode on horseback while the katana was more of a backup sidearm.\nBushido and katana mythology gained popularity after the Sengoku period, when samurai needed to justify their existence as skilled warriors in an era of unprecedented peace. \nIn other words, the only real difference between a samurai and a ronin is whether or not they serve under a lord, much like the difference between a soldier and a mercenary is a soldier is currently employed by their government.", ">\n\nIn general, when samurai were still a more militaristic caste, followed a moral system (Bushido) because it was a societal expectation for someone in their social position. They became deprived of their social class when their feudal lord (Daimyo) was killed and with nobody in the dynasty to take them, Samurai had two choices to make according to Bushido: kill yourself (adhere to Bushido) or became Ronin (disregard Bushido) \nSamurai who became ronin were not only in violation of their own moral code merely by being alive, but also had no reason to follow it any more. Many of them didn't and became criminals, which is why ronin were not looked on favorably during their own life." ]

[ "Ronin were Samurai whose Lord had either died or disowned them. Technically speaking, Bushido required a Samurai to commit seppuku should this occur. A Samurai who did not do this would become Ronin. \nSo Ronin were not really more \"Samurai\" than Samurai, they were in fact really nothing more than the Japanese equivalent of elite mercenaries and highwaymen.\nModern media has come to romanticize the Samurai, and Ronin, quite a lot. Bushido was in fact fairly barbaric. European knights are also romanticizes quite a lot, but in my opinion not as much.", ">\n\nVery, very interesting. So their take on the meaning of honor was mot good completely?", ">\n\nKiri-sute gomen gave Samurai the right to kill a lower class individual that seemingly disrespected them.\nCharles Lennox Richardson, a British Merchant, was crossing paths with a Samurai when they killed in such a way. His affront was failing to bow in a timely manner. He was busy trying to yield the road for the incoming noble.\nThere's another story in the wikipedia where a Samurai was slighted twice by a peasant and was dishonoured and disowned as a result. He killed the peasant's entire family to regain his honour and rejoin his house.", ">\n\n......real shit...\nGood thing my fictional Japan is as fictional as ever and I can do whatever the hell I want.", ">\n\nI mean...OP, you may want to try having more than a very basic theme-park-version idea of what the things you're writing about even are before trying to write about them.", ">\n\nIt's ok, really. My fictional Japan in three sentences is in Edo period, something super natural happens, japan becomes isolated for decades, and a civil war follows.\nThere's already some made-up ceremonies and added Gods and even some fake Japanese words. \nAs you can see, my goal is for japanese audience to have a very similar feeling towards this novel like global audience, an unknown culture.", ">\n\nDo you really think a Japanese audience is going to respond well to you bastardizing and grossly misrepresenting their culture and history?", ">\n\nI hope to think they will respond well to a very well-done what if version of Japan.", ">\n\nIt's a label where certain criteria may or may not be fulfilled.\nI'm not a firefighter but if I use a fire extinguisher to put out a fire I have done a little of what they do. It doesn't mean I'd call myself a firefighter though.\nSamurai has some essential characteristics.\nRonin has some essential characteristics.", ">\n\nHonestly a large number of CMV posts come down to that", ">\n\nJapanese society has always been very collectivist and rigid when it came to social classes. A samurai was essentially a vassal living under a Nobel from whom they derived any power or authority. \nA ronin had none of that. They had no power or privilege and were often poor wanderers. In fact, ronin means something like “wanderer”. They were the subject of ridicule. \nConcerning Bushido, that was a code of conduct born out of peace times, a way to fill the void of what it meant to be a samurai when there was no more fighting. A ronin couldn’t realistically live up or that code seeing as they carried a shame of either failing their lord or being abandoned by their lord. In fact, according to Bushido, they should have killed themselves upon losing their master. \nSo, for all that a samurai is, a ronin isn’t. Where a samurai is a noble knight who has land and power and authority, a ronin is a drifter and mercenary who doesn’t follow their code.", ">\n\nThe entire point of being a samurai was to obey their lord. All the 'bushido' and 'honor' was stuff they made up to look better. A samurai with no lord was not a samurai, they were a ronin. Sure, ronin might be better at obeying their conscience and not doing 'dishonorable' things, but that has nothing to do with samurai.", ">\n\nthey made up to look better\nLol this makes so sense and fits the way Samurai originally acted in society!", ">\n\nBushido is kinda full of mythological bullshit, much like the katana itself. Neither the Bushido code or the katana are actually essential to a Samurai. They were more or less decorations added later to reinforce the mythology of the samurai. \nA Samurai was just a warrior noble that owned land and served under a lord. Their importance was political and militaristic rather than cultural. They rarely fought with their katanas. Like many other civilizations, samurai mainly used spears, bows, and rode on horseback while the katana was more of a backup sidearm.\nBushido and katana mythology gained popularity after the Sengoku period, when samurai needed to justify their existence as skilled warriors in an era of unprecedented peace. \nIn other words, the only real difference between a samurai and a ronin is whether or not they serve under a lord, much like the difference between a soldier and a mercenary is a soldier is currently employed by their government.", ">\n\nIn general, when samurai were still a more militaristic caste, followed a moral system (Bushido) because it was a societal expectation for someone in their social position. They became deprived of their social class when their feudal lord (Daimyo) was killed and with nobody in the dynasty to take them, Samurai had two choices to make according to Bushido: kill yourself (adhere to Bushido) or became Ronin (disregard Bushido) \nSamurai who became ronin were not only in violation of their own moral code merely by being alive, but also had no reason to follow it any more. Many of them didn't and became criminals, which is why ronin were not looked on favorably during their own life.", ">\n\nThe biggest influence on most Westerners on the topic of ronin vs. samurai is the story of the 47 ronin, and while it was based on a historical incident, it is very much in the realm of fiction, and is usually a narrative about \"the highest, purest meaning of honor\". \nNot to go too deep into the weeds, but it's very much a \"soldiers disobey orders in order to do the right things\" type of story. These men, intent on keeping their secret sword oath to kill someone who killed their lord, publicly disgrace themselves, drive their loved ones away, and drop from one of the higher social classes to some of the lowest, all to carry out their mission. \nAs a story? It's fun and inspiring, a tale of people who commit to a higher idea and are willing to suffer all sorts of consequences to reach their goal. But, like all such tales, it works because it cuts against expectations. Most soldiers follow orders. You see an echo of this in Leonardo DiCaproi's character in \"The Departed\": a person committed to a higher good, who loses his station and position to try and reach that goal. You also see that sort of subversion with Kurosawa's \"Seven Samurai\": the protagonists are hired mercenaries... but they agree to work for basically no money, just food, in order to help poor villagers because it's the right thing to do. It works because mercenaries usually don't work for free or nearly free, because we expect them to be callous and indifferent to the poor villagers, and they're not." ]

[ "Ronin were Samurai whose Lord had either died or disowned them. Technically speaking, Bushido required a Samurai to commit seppuku should this occur. A Samurai who did not do this would become Ronin. \nSo Ronin were not really more \"Samurai\" than Samurai, they were in fact really nothing more than the Japanese equivalent of elite mercenaries and highwaymen.\nModern media has come to romanticize the Samurai, and Ronin, quite a lot. Bushido was in fact fairly barbaric. European knights are also romanticizes quite a lot, but in my opinion not as much.", ">\n\nVery, very interesting. So their take on the meaning of honor was mot good completely?", ">\n\nKiri-sute gomen gave Samurai the right to kill a lower class individual that seemingly disrespected them.\nCharles Lennox Richardson, a British Merchant, was crossing paths with a Samurai when they killed in such a way. His affront was failing to bow in a timely manner. He was busy trying to yield the road for the incoming noble.\nThere's another story in the wikipedia where a Samurai was slighted twice by a peasant and was dishonoured and disowned as a result. He killed the peasant's entire family to regain his honour and rejoin his house.", ">\n\n......real shit...\nGood thing my fictional Japan is as fictional as ever and I can do whatever the hell I want.", ">\n\nI mean...OP, you may want to try having more than a very basic theme-park-version idea of what the things you're writing about even are before trying to write about them.", ">\n\nIt's ok, really. My fictional Japan in three sentences is in Edo period, something super natural happens, japan becomes isolated for decades, and a civil war follows.\nThere's already some made-up ceremonies and added Gods and even some fake Japanese words. \nAs you can see, my goal is for japanese audience to have a very similar feeling towards this novel like global audience, an unknown culture.", ">\n\nDo you really think a Japanese audience is going to respond well to you bastardizing and grossly misrepresenting their culture and history?", ">\n\nI hope to think they will respond well to a very well-done what if version of Japan.", ">\n\nIt's a label where certain criteria may or may not be fulfilled.\nI'm not a firefighter but if I use a fire extinguisher to put out a fire I have done a little of what they do. It doesn't mean I'd call myself a firefighter though.\nSamurai has some essential characteristics.\nRonin has some essential characteristics.", ">\n\nHonestly a large number of CMV posts come down to that", ">\n\nJapanese society has always been very collectivist and rigid when it came to social classes. A samurai was essentially a vassal living under a Nobel from whom they derived any power or authority. \nA ronin had none of that. They had no power or privilege and were often poor wanderers. In fact, ronin means something like “wanderer”. They were the subject of ridicule. \nConcerning Bushido, that was a code of conduct born out of peace times, a way to fill the void of what it meant to be a samurai when there was no more fighting. A ronin couldn’t realistically live up or that code seeing as they carried a shame of either failing their lord or being abandoned by their lord. In fact, according to Bushido, they should have killed themselves upon losing their master. \nSo, for all that a samurai is, a ronin isn’t. Where a samurai is a noble knight who has land and power and authority, a ronin is a drifter and mercenary who doesn’t follow their code.", ">\n\nThe entire point of being a samurai was to obey their lord. All the 'bushido' and 'honor' was stuff they made up to look better. A samurai with no lord was not a samurai, they were a ronin. Sure, ronin might be better at obeying their conscience and not doing 'dishonorable' things, but that has nothing to do with samurai.", ">\n\nthey made up to look better\nLol this makes so sense and fits the way Samurai originally acted in society!", ">\n\nBushido is kinda full of mythological bullshit, much like the katana itself. Neither the Bushido code or the katana are actually essential to a Samurai. They were more or less decorations added later to reinforce the mythology of the samurai. \nA Samurai was just a warrior noble that owned land and served under a lord. Their importance was political and militaristic rather than cultural. They rarely fought with their katanas. Like many other civilizations, samurai mainly used spears, bows, and rode on horseback while the katana was more of a backup sidearm.\nBushido and katana mythology gained popularity after the Sengoku period, when samurai needed to justify their existence as skilled warriors in an era of unprecedented peace. \nIn other words, the only real difference between a samurai and a ronin is whether or not they serve under a lord, much like the difference between a soldier and a mercenary is a soldier is currently employed by their government.", ">\n\nIn general, when samurai were still a more militaristic caste, followed a moral system (Bushido) because it was a societal expectation for someone in their social position. They became deprived of their social class when their feudal lord (Daimyo) was killed and with nobody in the dynasty to take them, Samurai had two choices to make according to Bushido: kill yourself (adhere to Bushido) or became Ronin (disregard Bushido) \nSamurai who became ronin were not only in violation of their own moral code merely by being alive, but also had no reason to follow it any more. Many of them didn't and became criminals, which is why ronin were not looked on favorably during their own life.", ">\n\nThe biggest influence on most Westerners on the topic of ronin vs. samurai is the story of the 47 ronin, and while it was based on a historical incident, it is very much in the realm of fiction, and is usually a narrative about \"the highest, purest meaning of honor\". \nNot to go too deep into the weeds, but it's very much a \"soldiers disobey orders in order to do the right things\" type of story. These men, intent on keeping their secret sword oath to kill someone who killed their lord, publicly disgrace themselves, drive their loved ones away, and drop from one of the higher social classes to some of the lowest, all to carry out their mission. \nAs a story? It's fun and inspiring, a tale of people who commit to a higher idea and are willing to suffer all sorts of consequences to reach their goal. But, like all such tales, it works because it cuts against expectations. Most soldiers follow orders. You see an echo of this in Leonardo DiCaproi's character in \"The Departed\": a person committed to a higher good, who loses his station and position to try and reach that goal. You also see that sort of subversion with Kurosawa's \"Seven Samurai\": the protagonists are hired mercenaries... but they agree to work for basically no money, just food, in order to help poor villagers because it's the right thing to do. It works because mercenaries usually don't work for free or nearly free, because we expect them to be callous and indifferent to the poor villagers, and they're not.", ">\n\nAfaik, Samurai was a social class (like royals, nobles etc). They had a code but being a samurai had little to do with actually following that code. Sure, if you deviate too far you may be looked at badly or even loose your privileges kinda like the bratty son of a baron might have been sent away.\nRonin then were samurai who did not serve a higher up, for various reasons. They should in theory have the same codex tho.\nThe whole honor thing is also a thing that feels like it translates badly across cultural boundaries. From what i've been given to understand, the honor part would indeed not conflict with an unhorable order. For a leader that behaves unhorable looses the privileges of being a leader. Thus his order becomes void. And I doubt it was that black and white. Just like knights didn't obey the knights code to the letter everytime. And bad knights existed. \nI think if you want real Interpretation of samurai (and the general period), you strongly need to move away from the romaticised version western (and some eastern) media pushes. Of course, for a book that is completely fictional with no claim to authenticity, go with whatever creates a good story." ]

[ "Ronin were Samurai whose Lord had either died or disowned them. Technically speaking, Bushido required a Samurai to commit seppuku should this occur. A Samurai who did not do this would become Ronin. \nSo Ronin were not really more \"Samurai\" than Samurai, they were in fact really nothing more than the Japanese equivalent of elite mercenaries and highwaymen.\nModern media has come to romanticize the Samurai, and Ronin, quite a lot. Bushido was in fact fairly barbaric. European knights are also romanticizes quite a lot, but in my opinion not as much.", ">\n\nVery, very interesting. So their take on the meaning of honor was mot good completely?", ">\n\nKiri-sute gomen gave Samurai the right to kill a lower class individual that seemingly disrespected them.\nCharles Lennox Richardson, a British Merchant, was crossing paths with a Samurai when they killed in such a way. His affront was failing to bow in a timely manner. He was busy trying to yield the road for the incoming noble.\nThere's another story in the wikipedia where a Samurai was slighted twice by a peasant and was dishonoured and disowned as a result. He killed the peasant's entire family to regain his honour and rejoin his house.", ">\n\n......real shit...\nGood thing my fictional Japan is as fictional as ever and I can do whatever the hell I want.", ">\n\nI mean...OP, you may want to try having more than a very basic theme-park-version idea of what the things you're writing about even are before trying to write about them.", ">\n\nIt's ok, really. My fictional Japan in three sentences is in Edo period, something super natural happens, japan becomes isolated for decades, and a civil war follows.\nThere's already some made-up ceremonies and added Gods and even some fake Japanese words. \nAs you can see, my goal is for japanese audience to have a very similar feeling towards this novel like global audience, an unknown culture.", ">\n\nDo you really think a Japanese audience is going to respond well to you bastardizing and grossly misrepresenting their culture and history?", ">\n\nI hope to think they will respond well to a very well-done what if version of Japan.", ">\n\nIt's a label where certain criteria may or may not be fulfilled.\nI'm not a firefighter but if I use a fire extinguisher to put out a fire I have done a little of what they do. It doesn't mean I'd call myself a firefighter though.\nSamurai has some essential characteristics.\nRonin has some essential characteristics.", ">\n\nHonestly a large number of CMV posts come down to that", ">\n\nJapanese society has always been very collectivist and rigid when it came to social classes. A samurai was essentially a vassal living under a Nobel from whom they derived any power or authority. \nA ronin had none of that. They had no power or privilege and were often poor wanderers. In fact, ronin means something like “wanderer”. They were the subject of ridicule. \nConcerning Bushido, that was a code of conduct born out of peace times, a way to fill the void of what it meant to be a samurai when there was no more fighting. A ronin couldn’t realistically live up or that code seeing as they carried a shame of either failing their lord or being abandoned by their lord. In fact, according to Bushido, they should have killed themselves upon losing their master. \nSo, for all that a samurai is, a ronin isn’t. Where a samurai is a noble knight who has land and power and authority, a ronin is a drifter and mercenary who doesn’t follow their code.", ">\n\nThe entire point of being a samurai was to obey their lord. All the 'bushido' and 'honor' was stuff they made up to look better. A samurai with no lord was not a samurai, they were a ronin. Sure, ronin might be better at obeying their conscience and not doing 'dishonorable' things, but that has nothing to do with samurai.", ">\n\nthey made up to look better\nLol this makes so sense and fits the way Samurai originally acted in society!", ">\n\nBushido is kinda full of mythological bullshit, much like the katana itself. Neither the Bushido code or the katana are actually essential to a Samurai. They were more or less decorations added later to reinforce the mythology of the samurai. \nA Samurai was just a warrior noble that owned land and served under a lord. Their importance was political and militaristic rather than cultural. They rarely fought with their katanas. Like many other civilizations, samurai mainly used spears, bows, and rode on horseback while the katana was more of a backup sidearm.\nBushido and katana mythology gained popularity after the Sengoku period, when samurai needed to justify their existence as skilled warriors in an era of unprecedented peace. \nIn other words, the only real difference between a samurai and a ronin is whether or not they serve under a lord, much like the difference between a soldier and a mercenary is a soldier is currently employed by their government.", ">\n\nIn general, when samurai were still a more militaristic caste, followed a moral system (Bushido) because it was a societal expectation for someone in their social position. They became deprived of their social class when their feudal lord (Daimyo) was killed and with nobody in the dynasty to take them, Samurai had two choices to make according to Bushido: kill yourself (adhere to Bushido) or became Ronin (disregard Bushido) \nSamurai who became ronin were not only in violation of their own moral code merely by being alive, but also had no reason to follow it any more. Many of them didn't and became criminals, which is why ronin were not looked on favorably during their own life.", ">\n\nThe biggest influence on most Westerners on the topic of ronin vs. samurai is the story of the 47 ronin, and while it was based on a historical incident, it is very much in the realm of fiction, and is usually a narrative about \"the highest, purest meaning of honor\". \nNot to go too deep into the weeds, but it's very much a \"soldiers disobey orders in order to do the right things\" type of story. These men, intent on keeping their secret sword oath to kill someone who killed their lord, publicly disgrace themselves, drive their loved ones away, and drop from one of the higher social classes to some of the lowest, all to carry out their mission. \nAs a story? It's fun and inspiring, a tale of people who commit to a higher idea and are willing to suffer all sorts of consequences to reach their goal. But, like all such tales, it works because it cuts against expectations. Most soldiers follow orders. You see an echo of this in Leonardo DiCaproi's character in \"The Departed\": a person committed to a higher good, who loses his station and position to try and reach that goal. You also see that sort of subversion with Kurosawa's \"Seven Samurai\": the protagonists are hired mercenaries... but they agree to work for basically no money, just food, in order to help poor villagers because it's the right thing to do. It works because mercenaries usually don't work for free or nearly free, because we expect them to be callous and indifferent to the poor villagers, and they're not.", ">\n\nAfaik, Samurai was a social class (like royals, nobles etc). They had a code but being a samurai had little to do with actually following that code. Sure, if you deviate too far you may be looked at badly or even loose your privileges kinda like the bratty son of a baron might have been sent away.\nRonin then were samurai who did not serve a higher up, for various reasons. They should in theory have the same codex tho.\nThe whole honor thing is also a thing that feels like it translates badly across cultural boundaries. From what i've been given to understand, the honor part would indeed not conflict with an unhorable order. For a leader that behaves unhorable looses the privileges of being a leader. Thus his order becomes void. And I doubt it was that black and white. Just like knights didn't obey the knights code to the letter everytime. And bad knights existed. \nI think if you want real Interpretation of samurai (and the general period), you strongly need to move away from the romaticised version western (and some eastern) media pushes. Of course, for a book that is completely fictional with no claim to authenticity, go with whatever creates a good story.", ">\n\nWill do, but referring to a true thing that modern audience wouldn't understand or think it's wrong at first but later realize it's actually real thing, would be interesting." ]

[ "Ronin were Samurai whose Lord had either died or disowned them. Technically speaking, Bushido required a Samurai to commit seppuku should this occur. A Samurai who did not do this would become Ronin. \nSo Ronin were not really more \"Samurai\" than Samurai, they were in fact really nothing more than the Japanese equivalent of elite mercenaries and highwaymen.\nModern media has come to romanticize the Samurai, and Ronin, quite a lot. Bushido was in fact fairly barbaric. European knights are also romanticizes quite a lot, but in my opinion not as much.", ">\n\nVery, very interesting. So their take on the meaning of honor was mot good completely?", ">\n\nKiri-sute gomen gave Samurai the right to kill a lower class individual that seemingly disrespected them.\nCharles Lennox Richardson, a British Merchant, was crossing paths with a Samurai when they killed in such a way. His affront was failing to bow in a timely manner. He was busy trying to yield the road for the incoming noble.\nThere's another story in the wikipedia where a Samurai was slighted twice by a peasant and was dishonoured and disowned as a result. He killed the peasant's entire family to regain his honour and rejoin his house.", ">\n\n......real shit...\nGood thing my fictional Japan is as fictional as ever and I can do whatever the hell I want.", ">\n\nI mean...OP, you may want to try having more than a very basic theme-park-version idea of what the things you're writing about even are before trying to write about them.", ">\n\nIt's ok, really. My fictional Japan in three sentences is in Edo period, something super natural happens, japan becomes isolated for decades, and a civil war follows.\nThere's already some made-up ceremonies and added Gods and even some fake Japanese words. \nAs you can see, my goal is for japanese audience to have a very similar feeling towards this novel like global audience, an unknown culture.", ">\n\nDo you really think a Japanese audience is going to respond well to you bastardizing and grossly misrepresenting their culture and history?", ">\n\nI hope to think they will respond well to a very well-done what if version of Japan.", ">\n\nIt's a label where certain criteria may or may not be fulfilled.\nI'm not a firefighter but if I use a fire extinguisher to put out a fire I have done a little of what they do. It doesn't mean I'd call myself a firefighter though.\nSamurai has some essential characteristics.\nRonin has some essential characteristics.", ">\n\nHonestly a large number of CMV posts come down to that", ">\n\nJapanese society has always been very collectivist and rigid when it came to social classes. A samurai was essentially a vassal living under a Nobel from whom they derived any power or authority. \nA ronin had none of that. They had no power or privilege and were often poor wanderers. In fact, ronin means something like “wanderer”. They were the subject of ridicule. \nConcerning Bushido, that was a code of conduct born out of peace times, a way to fill the void of what it meant to be a samurai when there was no more fighting. A ronin couldn’t realistically live up or that code seeing as they carried a shame of either failing their lord or being abandoned by their lord. In fact, according to Bushido, they should have killed themselves upon losing their master. \nSo, for all that a samurai is, a ronin isn’t. Where a samurai is a noble knight who has land and power and authority, a ronin is a drifter and mercenary who doesn’t follow their code.", ">\n\nThe entire point of being a samurai was to obey their lord. All the 'bushido' and 'honor' was stuff they made up to look better. A samurai with no lord was not a samurai, they were a ronin. Sure, ronin might be better at obeying their conscience and not doing 'dishonorable' things, but that has nothing to do with samurai.", ">\n\nthey made up to look better\nLol this makes so sense and fits the way Samurai originally acted in society!", ">\n\nBushido is kinda full of mythological bullshit, much like the katana itself. Neither the Bushido code or the katana are actually essential to a Samurai. They were more or less decorations added later to reinforce the mythology of the samurai. \nA Samurai was just a warrior noble that owned land and served under a lord. Their importance was political and militaristic rather than cultural. They rarely fought with their katanas. Like many other civilizations, samurai mainly used spears, bows, and rode on horseback while the katana was more of a backup sidearm.\nBushido and katana mythology gained popularity after the Sengoku period, when samurai needed to justify their existence as skilled warriors in an era of unprecedented peace. \nIn other words, the only real difference between a samurai and a ronin is whether or not they serve under a lord, much like the difference between a soldier and a mercenary is a soldier is currently employed by their government.", ">\n\nIn general, when samurai were still a more militaristic caste, followed a moral system (Bushido) because it was a societal expectation for someone in their social position. They became deprived of their social class when their feudal lord (Daimyo) was killed and with nobody in the dynasty to take them, Samurai had two choices to make according to Bushido: kill yourself (adhere to Bushido) or became Ronin (disregard Bushido) \nSamurai who became ronin were not only in violation of their own moral code merely by being alive, but also had no reason to follow it any more. Many of them didn't and became criminals, which is why ronin were not looked on favorably during their own life.", ">\n\nThe biggest influence on most Westerners on the topic of ronin vs. samurai is the story of the 47 ronin, and while it was based on a historical incident, it is very much in the realm of fiction, and is usually a narrative about \"the highest, purest meaning of honor\". \nNot to go too deep into the weeds, but it's very much a \"soldiers disobey orders in order to do the right things\" type of story. These men, intent on keeping their secret sword oath to kill someone who killed their lord, publicly disgrace themselves, drive their loved ones away, and drop from one of the higher social classes to some of the lowest, all to carry out their mission. \nAs a story? It's fun and inspiring, a tale of people who commit to a higher idea and are willing to suffer all sorts of consequences to reach their goal. But, like all such tales, it works because it cuts against expectations. Most soldiers follow orders. You see an echo of this in Leonardo DiCaproi's character in \"The Departed\": a person committed to a higher good, who loses his station and position to try and reach that goal. You also see that sort of subversion with Kurosawa's \"Seven Samurai\": the protagonists are hired mercenaries... but they agree to work for basically no money, just food, in order to help poor villagers because it's the right thing to do. It works because mercenaries usually don't work for free or nearly free, because we expect them to be callous and indifferent to the poor villagers, and they're not.", ">\n\nAfaik, Samurai was a social class (like royals, nobles etc). They had a code but being a samurai had little to do with actually following that code. Sure, if you deviate too far you may be looked at badly or even loose your privileges kinda like the bratty son of a baron might have been sent away.\nRonin then were samurai who did not serve a higher up, for various reasons. They should in theory have the same codex tho.\nThe whole honor thing is also a thing that feels like it translates badly across cultural boundaries. From what i've been given to understand, the honor part would indeed not conflict with an unhorable order. For a leader that behaves unhorable looses the privileges of being a leader. Thus his order becomes void. And I doubt it was that black and white. Just like knights didn't obey the knights code to the letter everytime. And bad knights existed. \nI think if you want real Interpretation of samurai (and the general period), you strongly need to move away from the romaticised version western (and some eastern) media pushes. Of course, for a book that is completely fictional with no claim to authenticity, go with whatever creates a good story.", ">\n\nWill do, but referring to a true thing that modern audience wouldn't understand or think it's wrong at first but later realize it's actually real thing, would be interesting.", ">\n\nIt would be part of your role as a writer to help translate those ideas. Writing a Samurai era tale as if it's Straight Outta Compton is just as bad." ]

[ "Ronin were Samurai whose Lord had either died or disowned them. Technically speaking, Bushido required a Samurai to commit seppuku should this occur. A Samurai who did not do this would become Ronin. \nSo Ronin were not really more \"Samurai\" than Samurai, they were in fact really nothing more than the Japanese equivalent of elite mercenaries and highwaymen.\nModern media has come to romanticize the Samurai, and Ronin, quite a lot. Bushido was in fact fairly barbaric. European knights are also romanticizes quite a lot, but in my opinion not as much.", ">\n\nVery, very interesting. So their take on the meaning of honor was mot good completely?", ">\n\nKiri-sute gomen gave Samurai the right to kill a lower class individual that seemingly disrespected them.\nCharles Lennox Richardson, a British Merchant, was crossing paths with a Samurai when they killed in such a way. His affront was failing to bow in a timely manner. He was busy trying to yield the road for the incoming noble.\nThere's another story in the wikipedia where a Samurai was slighted twice by a peasant and was dishonoured and disowned as a result. He killed the peasant's entire family to regain his honour and rejoin his house.", ">\n\n......real shit...\nGood thing my fictional Japan is as fictional as ever and I can do whatever the hell I want.", ">\n\nI mean...OP, you may want to try having more than a very basic theme-park-version idea of what the things you're writing about even are before trying to write about them.", ">\n\nIt's ok, really. My fictional Japan in three sentences is in Edo period, something super natural happens, japan becomes isolated for decades, and a civil war follows.\nThere's already some made-up ceremonies and added Gods and even some fake Japanese words. \nAs you can see, my goal is for japanese audience to have a very similar feeling towards this novel like global audience, an unknown culture.", ">\n\nDo you really think a Japanese audience is going to respond well to you bastardizing and grossly misrepresenting their culture and history?", ">\n\nI hope to think they will respond well to a very well-done what if version of Japan.", ">\n\nIt's a label where certain criteria may or may not be fulfilled.\nI'm not a firefighter but if I use a fire extinguisher to put out a fire I have done a little of what they do. It doesn't mean I'd call myself a firefighter though.\nSamurai has some essential characteristics.\nRonin has some essential characteristics.", ">\n\nHonestly a large number of CMV posts come down to that", ">\n\nJapanese society has always been very collectivist and rigid when it came to social classes. A samurai was essentially a vassal living under a Nobel from whom they derived any power or authority. \nA ronin had none of that. They had no power or privilege and were often poor wanderers. In fact, ronin means something like “wanderer”. They were the subject of ridicule. \nConcerning Bushido, that was a code of conduct born out of peace times, a way to fill the void of what it meant to be a samurai when there was no more fighting. A ronin couldn’t realistically live up or that code seeing as they carried a shame of either failing their lord or being abandoned by their lord. In fact, according to Bushido, they should have killed themselves upon losing their master. \nSo, for all that a samurai is, a ronin isn’t. Where a samurai is a noble knight who has land and power and authority, a ronin is a drifter and mercenary who doesn’t follow their code.", ">\n\nThe entire point of being a samurai was to obey their lord. All the 'bushido' and 'honor' was stuff they made up to look better. A samurai with no lord was not a samurai, they were a ronin. Sure, ronin might be better at obeying their conscience and not doing 'dishonorable' things, but that has nothing to do with samurai.", ">\n\nthey made up to look better\nLol this makes so sense and fits the way Samurai originally acted in society!", ">\n\nBushido is kinda full of mythological bullshit, much like the katana itself. Neither the Bushido code or the katana are actually essential to a Samurai. They were more or less decorations added later to reinforce the mythology of the samurai. \nA Samurai was just a warrior noble that owned land and served under a lord. Their importance was political and militaristic rather than cultural. They rarely fought with their katanas. Like many other civilizations, samurai mainly used spears, bows, and rode on horseback while the katana was more of a backup sidearm.\nBushido and katana mythology gained popularity after the Sengoku period, when samurai needed to justify their existence as skilled warriors in an era of unprecedented peace. \nIn other words, the only real difference between a samurai and a ronin is whether or not they serve under a lord, much like the difference between a soldier and a mercenary is a soldier is currently employed by their government.", ">\n\nIn general, when samurai were still a more militaristic caste, followed a moral system (Bushido) because it was a societal expectation for someone in their social position. They became deprived of their social class when their feudal lord (Daimyo) was killed and with nobody in the dynasty to take them, Samurai had two choices to make according to Bushido: kill yourself (adhere to Bushido) or became Ronin (disregard Bushido) \nSamurai who became ronin were not only in violation of their own moral code merely by being alive, but also had no reason to follow it any more. Many of them didn't and became criminals, which is why ronin were not looked on favorably during their own life.", ">\n\nThe biggest influence on most Westerners on the topic of ronin vs. samurai is the story of the 47 ronin, and while it was based on a historical incident, it is very much in the realm of fiction, and is usually a narrative about \"the highest, purest meaning of honor\". \nNot to go too deep into the weeds, but it's very much a \"soldiers disobey orders in order to do the right things\" type of story. These men, intent on keeping their secret sword oath to kill someone who killed their lord, publicly disgrace themselves, drive their loved ones away, and drop from one of the higher social classes to some of the lowest, all to carry out their mission. \nAs a story? It's fun and inspiring, a tale of people who commit to a higher idea and are willing to suffer all sorts of consequences to reach their goal. But, like all such tales, it works because it cuts against expectations. Most soldiers follow orders. You see an echo of this in Leonardo DiCaproi's character in \"The Departed\": a person committed to a higher good, who loses his station and position to try and reach that goal. You also see that sort of subversion with Kurosawa's \"Seven Samurai\": the protagonists are hired mercenaries... but they agree to work for basically no money, just food, in order to help poor villagers because it's the right thing to do. It works because mercenaries usually don't work for free or nearly free, because we expect them to be callous and indifferent to the poor villagers, and they're not.", ">\n\nAfaik, Samurai was a social class (like royals, nobles etc). They had a code but being a samurai had little to do with actually following that code. Sure, if you deviate too far you may be looked at badly or even loose your privileges kinda like the bratty son of a baron might have been sent away.\nRonin then were samurai who did not serve a higher up, for various reasons. They should in theory have the same codex tho.\nThe whole honor thing is also a thing that feels like it translates badly across cultural boundaries. From what i've been given to understand, the honor part would indeed not conflict with an unhorable order. For a leader that behaves unhorable looses the privileges of being a leader. Thus his order becomes void. And I doubt it was that black and white. Just like knights didn't obey the knights code to the letter everytime. And bad knights existed. \nI think if you want real Interpretation of samurai (and the general period), you strongly need to move away from the romaticised version western (and some eastern) media pushes. Of course, for a book that is completely fictional with no claim to authenticity, go with whatever creates a good story.", ">\n\nWill do, but referring to a true thing that modern audience wouldn't understand or think it's wrong at first but later realize it's actually real thing, would be interesting.", ">\n\nIt would be part of your role as a writer to help translate those ideas. Writing a Samurai era tale as if it's Straight Outta Compton is just as bad.", ">\n\nIf we're talking about the Edo period the samurai really weren't warriors anymore by this point in history. Japan was unified at the end of the Heian period and outside of a few small riots & rebellions the Edo period was mostly peaceful. The samurai class of this era morphed into this sort of do-all administrative class who were primarily responsible for the maintenance of government, serving in roles such as collecting taxes, keeping peace as law enforcement, and running other institutions like courts, universities, or other public works. Lots of aspects of Bushido were ignored at this point, and most samurai families would just ignore it if certain members conducted themselves in a way unbefitting of the samurai class.\nA good non-fiction book on Edo era Japan is Stranger in a Shogun's City by Amy Stanley, which is the story of a rural woman who moves to Edo (modern day Tokyo) in the early 1800s which was pieced together from documents, letters, and other records which survive to the modern era.\n\nThe most accurate (which stoll wasn't accurate at all) was The Last Samurai movie, WHICH THE SAMURAI OF IT WERE BASICALLY RONIN WHO THEIR LORD HAD ABONDENED THEM!!!\n\nThe creators of The Last Samurai took a lot of creative liberties with that movie, and the rebellion by the Samurai which the movie was based on was primarily motivated by the fact the Samurai were losing the privilege to collect taxes and were trying to keep commoners out of government." ]

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[ "Are they just sitting around in their offices trying to one up each other on shitty legislation?" ]

[ "Are they just sitting around in their offices trying to one up each other on shitty legislation?", ">\n\nYes. But to be fair, they’ve spent years on perfecting their shitty legislative objectives" ]

[ "Are they just sitting around in their offices trying to one up each other on shitty legislation?", ">\n\nYes. But to be fair, they’ve spent years on perfecting their shitty legislative objectives", ">\n\nSometimes I wonder if the GOP legit just feeds on people's suffering." ]

[ "Are they just sitting around in their offices trying to one up each other on shitty legislation?", ">\n\nYes. But to be fair, they’ve spent years on perfecting their shitty legislative objectives", ">\n\nSometimes I wonder if the GOP legit just feeds on people's suffering.", ">\n\nYes, they do. Or rather their billionaire donors do. Billionaire capitol holders need a massive pool of pore people to funnel money up from, to buy their shitty products and work their min wage death march jobs." ]

[ "Are they just sitting around in their offices trying to one up each other on shitty legislation?", ">\n\nYes. But to be fair, they’ve spent years on perfecting their shitty legislative objectives", ">\n\nSometimes I wonder if the GOP legit just feeds on people's suffering.", ">\n\nYes, they do. Or rather their billionaire donors do. Billionaire capitol holders need a massive pool of pore people to funnel money up from, to buy their shitty products and work their min wage death march jobs.", ">\n\nthese guys really just dont give a fuck about worker comfort or quality of life do they lol" ]

[ "Are they just sitting around in their offices trying to one up each other on shitty legislation?", ">\n\nYes. But to be fair, they’ve spent years on perfecting their shitty legislative objectives", ">\n\nSometimes I wonder if the GOP legit just feeds on people's suffering.", ">\n\nYes, they do. Or rather their billionaire donors do. Billionaire capitol holders need a massive pool of pore people to funnel money up from, to buy their shitty products and work their min wage death march jobs.", ">\n\nthese guys really just dont give a fuck about worker comfort or quality of life do they lol", ">\n\nThey actually don’t give a fuck about anyone’s comfort or quality of life... they are just starting with the workers.. a warm up if you will.." ]

[ "Are they just sitting around in their offices trying to one up each other on shitty legislation?", ">\n\nYes. But to be fair, they’ve spent years on perfecting their shitty legislative objectives", ">\n\nSometimes I wonder if the GOP legit just feeds on people's suffering.", ">\n\nYes, they do. Or rather their billionaire donors do. Billionaire capitol holders need a massive pool of pore people to funnel money up from, to buy their shitty products and work their min wage death march jobs.", ">\n\nthese guys really just dont give a fuck about worker comfort or quality of life do they lol", ">\n\nThey actually don’t give a fuck about anyone’s comfort or quality of life... they are just starting with the workers.. a warm up if you will..", ">\n\nThey care about theirs and nobody else's." ]

[ "Are they just sitting around in their offices trying to one up each other on shitty legislation?", ">\n\nYes. But to be fair, they’ve spent years on perfecting their shitty legislative objectives", ">\n\nSometimes I wonder if the GOP legit just feeds on people's suffering.", ">\n\nYes, they do. Or rather their billionaire donors do. Billionaire capitol holders need a massive pool of pore people to funnel money up from, to buy their shitty products and work their min wage death march jobs.", ">\n\nthese guys really just dont give a fuck about worker comfort or quality of life do they lol", ">\n\nThey actually don’t give a fuck about anyone’s comfort or quality of life... they are just starting with the workers.. a warm up if you will..", ">\n\nThey care about theirs and nobody else's.", ">\n\nIt appears they care only about those who above them with hope they will be on top sometime in the future so other below will do the same. Some king of sick submission fetish." ]

[ "Are they just sitting around in their offices trying to one up each other on shitty legislation?", ">\n\nYes. But to be fair, they’ve spent years on perfecting their shitty legislative objectives", ">\n\nSometimes I wonder if the GOP legit just feeds on people's suffering.", ">\n\nYes, they do. Or rather their billionaire donors do. Billionaire capitol holders need a massive pool of pore people to funnel money up from, to buy their shitty products and work their min wage death march jobs.", ">\n\nthese guys really just dont give a fuck about worker comfort or quality of life do they lol", ">\n\nThey actually don’t give a fuck about anyone’s comfort or quality of life... they are just starting with the workers.. a warm up if you will..", ">\n\nThey care about theirs and nobody else's.", ">\n\nIt appears they care only about those who above them with hope they will be on top sometime in the future so other below will do the same. Some king of sick submission fetish.", ">\n\nThe Congress is Out of Touch Act of 2023" ]

[ "Are they just sitting around in their offices trying to one up each other on shitty legislation?", ">\n\nYes. But to be fair, they’ve spent years on perfecting their shitty legislative objectives", ">\n\nSometimes I wonder if the GOP legit just feeds on people's suffering.", ">\n\nYes, they do. Or rather their billionaire donors do. Billionaire capitol holders need a massive pool of pore people to funnel money up from, to buy their shitty products and work their min wage death march jobs.", ">\n\nthese guys really just dont give a fuck about worker comfort or quality of life do they lol", ">\n\nThey actually don’t give a fuck about anyone’s comfort or quality of life... they are just starting with the workers.. a warm up if you will..", ">\n\nThey care about theirs and nobody else's.", ">\n\nIt appears they care only about those who above them with hope they will be on top sometime in the future so other below will do the same. Some king of sick submission fetish.", ">\n\nThe Congress is Out of Touch Act of 2023", ">\n\nCOTA?\nCIOOTA?\nYou'll never make it in Congress..." ]

[ "Are they just sitting around in their offices trying to one up each other on shitty legislation?", ">\n\nYes. But to be fair, they’ve spent years on perfecting their shitty legislative objectives", ">\n\nSometimes I wonder if the GOP legit just feeds on people's suffering.", ">\n\nYes, they do. Or rather their billionaire donors do. Billionaire capitol holders need a massive pool of pore people to funnel money up from, to buy their shitty products and work their min wage death march jobs.", ">\n\nthese guys really just dont give a fuck about worker comfort or quality of life do they lol", ">\n\nThey actually don’t give a fuck about anyone’s comfort or quality of life... they are just starting with the workers.. a warm up if you will..", ">\n\nThey care about theirs and nobody else's.", ">\n\nIt appears they care only about those who above them with hope they will be on top sometime in the future so other below will do the same. Some king of sick submission fetish.", ">\n\nThe Congress is Out of Touch Act of 2023", ">\n\nCOTA?\nCIOOTA?\nYou'll never make it in Congress...", ">\n\nThat's right, cant have a better work environment under the gop" ]

[ "Are they just sitting around in their offices trying to one up each other on shitty legislation?", ">\n\nYes. But to be fair, they’ve spent years on perfecting their shitty legislative objectives", ">\n\nSometimes I wonder if the GOP legit just feeds on people's suffering.", ">\n\nYes, they do. Or rather their billionaire donors do. Billionaire capitol holders need a massive pool of pore people to funnel money up from, to buy their shitty products and work their min wage death march jobs.", ">\n\nthese guys really just dont give a fuck about worker comfort or quality of life do they lol", ">\n\nThey actually don’t give a fuck about anyone’s comfort or quality of life... they are just starting with the workers.. a warm up if you will..", ">\n\nThey care about theirs and nobody else's.", ">\n\nIt appears they care only about those who above them with hope they will be on top sometime in the future so other below will do the same. Some king of sick submission fetish.", ">\n\nThe Congress is Out of Touch Act of 2023", ">\n\nCOTA?\nCIOOTA?\nYou'll never make it in Congress...", ">\n\nThat's right, cant have a better work environment under the gop", ">\n\nThe message of the Republican party is that other people are living the high life on your dime. It’s always some version of that, whether it’s single mothers, immigrants, or certain federal employees. Spoiler alert, it’s not true. \nHowever, the ultra rich are living the high life and getting even richer with every Republican tax cut. We can’t have good roads, schools or healthcare for everyone, but wage earners should enjoy the few hundred dollars they get from the tax cut that gives corporations billions of dollars. Every tax cut is the same." ]

[ "Are they just sitting around in their offices trying to one up each other on shitty legislation?", ">\n\nYes. But to be fair, they’ve spent years on perfecting their shitty legislative objectives", ">\n\nSometimes I wonder if the GOP legit just feeds on people's suffering.", ">\n\nYes, they do. Or rather their billionaire donors do. Billionaire capitol holders need a massive pool of pore people to funnel money up from, to buy their shitty products and work their min wage death march jobs.", ">\n\nthese guys really just dont give a fuck about worker comfort or quality of life do they lol", ">\n\nThey actually don’t give a fuck about anyone’s comfort or quality of life... they are just starting with the workers.. a warm up if you will..", ">\n\nThey care about theirs and nobody else's.", ">\n\nIt appears they care only about those who above them with hope they will be on top sometime in the future so other below will do the same. Some king of sick submission fetish.", ">\n\nThe Congress is Out of Touch Act of 2023", ">\n\nCOTA?\nCIOOTA?\nYou'll never make it in Congress...", ">\n\nThat's right, cant have a better work environment under the gop", ">\n\nThe message of the Republican party is that other people are living the high life on your dime. It’s always some version of that, whether it’s single mothers, immigrants, or certain federal employees. Spoiler alert, it’s not true. \nHowever, the ultra rich are living the high life and getting even richer with every Republican tax cut. We can’t have good roads, schools or healthcare for everyone, but wage earners should enjoy the few hundred dollars they get from the tax cut that gives corporations billions of dollars. Every tax cut is the same.", ">\n\nAnd the 2 years of awful bullshit have begun..." ]

[ "Are they just sitting around in their offices trying to one up each other on shitty legislation?", ">\n\nYes. But to be fair, they’ve spent years on perfecting their shitty legislative objectives", ">\n\nSometimes I wonder if the GOP legit just feeds on people's suffering.", ">\n\nYes, they do. Or rather their billionaire donors do. Billionaire capitol holders need a massive pool of pore people to funnel money up from, to buy their shitty products and work their min wage death march jobs.", ">\n\nthese guys really just dont give a fuck about worker comfort or quality of life do they lol", ">\n\nThey actually don’t give a fuck about anyone’s comfort or quality of life... they are just starting with the workers.. a warm up if you will..", ">\n\nThey care about theirs and nobody else's.", ">\n\nIt appears they care only about those who above them with hope they will be on top sometime in the future so other below will do the same. Some king of sick submission fetish.", ">\n\nThe Congress is Out of Touch Act of 2023", ">\n\nCOTA?\nCIOOTA?\nYou'll never make it in Congress...", ">\n\nThat's right, cant have a better work environment under the gop", ">\n\nThe message of the Republican party is that other people are living the high life on your dime. It’s always some version of that, whether it’s single mothers, immigrants, or certain federal employees. Spoiler alert, it’s not true. \nHowever, the ultra rich are living the high life and getting even richer with every Republican tax cut. We can’t have good roads, schools or healthcare for everyone, but wage earners should enjoy the few hundred dollars they get from the tax cut that gives corporations billions of dollars. Every tax cut is the same.", ">\n\nAnd the 2 years of awful bullshit have begun...", ">\n\nThis is where they throw a bunch of crazy shit at the walls and cry about the Dems blocking all their good deeds." ]

[ "Are they just sitting around in their offices trying to one up each other on shitty legislation?", ">\n\nYes. But to be fair, they’ve spent years on perfecting their shitty legislative objectives", ">\n\nSometimes I wonder if the GOP legit just feeds on people's suffering.", ">\n\nYes, they do. Or rather their billionaire donors do. Billionaire capitol holders need a massive pool of pore people to funnel money up from, to buy their shitty products and work their min wage death march jobs.", ">\n\nthese guys really just dont give a fuck about worker comfort or quality of life do they lol", ">\n\nThey actually don’t give a fuck about anyone’s comfort or quality of life... they are just starting with the workers.. a warm up if you will..", ">\n\nThey care about theirs and nobody else's.", ">\n\nIt appears they care only about those who above them with hope they will be on top sometime in the future so other below will do the same. Some king of sick submission fetish.", ">\n\nThe Congress is Out of Touch Act of 2023", ">\n\nCOTA?\nCIOOTA?\nYou'll never make it in Congress...", ">\n\nThat's right, cant have a better work environment under the gop", ">\n\nThe message of the Republican party is that other people are living the high life on your dime. It’s always some version of that, whether it’s single mothers, immigrants, or certain federal employees. Spoiler alert, it’s not true. \nHowever, the ultra rich are living the high life and getting even richer with every Republican tax cut. We can’t have good roads, schools or healthcare for everyone, but wage earners should enjoy the few hundred dollars they get from the tax cut that gives corporations billions of dollars. Every tax cut is the same.", ">\n\nAnd the 2 years of awful bullshit have begun...", ">\n\nThis is where they throw a bunch of crazy shit at the walls and cry about the Dems blocking all their good deeds.", ">\n\nThis... this comes off as a total cluster fuck: \n\nThe Stopping Home Office Work’s Unproductive Problems — or “SHOW UP” — Act would require all federal agencies to return to their pre-pandemic office arrangements, in effect largely reducing the current amount of telework options for federal employees.\n\nOkay, clever title.. though not sure where \"unproductive\" comes from or how that was determined... but it's an Acronym... \n\nRep. James Comer (R-Ky.), the chairman of the newly-renamed House Oversight and Accountability Committee, introduced the bill on Jan. 11. Reps. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) and Michael Cloud (R-Texas) are the original cosponsors of the bill.\n\nAh, got it. \n\nIf the bill is enacted, federal employees who were working in person prior to the pandemic would have 30 days to return to the office. That would stay in effect at least until the Biden administration “provides Congress with a viable plan to avoid the negative impacts of remote work,” Comer said.\n“For years, Americans have suffered from the federal government’s detrimental pandemic-era telework policies for federal bureaucrats. President Biden’s unnecessary expansion of telework crippled the ability of departments and agencies to fulfill their responsibilities and created cumbersome backlogs,” Comer said in a press statement.\n\nOh, really... unproductive? Like during a shut down and everything stops and closes or just... working from home?\n\nAccording to leaders on the Oversight Committee, the expansion of telework during the pandemic led to massive backlogs and delays at agencies such as the IRS, the Department of Veterans Affairs and the State Department. Comer pointed to delays in, for example, assistance to veterans, tax refunds and passport applications, as ways that telework has negatively impacted federal services.\n\nOkay this is where I lost my shit in this dumbfuckery - The same party that says \"No, we don't need to fund the IRS even if a wave of resignations due to aging out is about to happen and the agency needs new agents to replace them\" to \"the IRS is backlogged and WFH is BAD!\"\n\nAdditionally, OPM Director Kiran Ahuja has warned that federal employees are “agency-hopping,” leaving agencies that don’t offer much telework flexibility, and moving over to ones that do.\n\nGOP is unaware how competition impacts retention. \nThis bill won't pass. But it's a clear window into this new House and how they're just throwing whatever they can out even if they have overtly mixed messages. There really is no cohesive plan - just a 220ish number of people throwing bills out there, even if they conflict with each other." ]

[ "Are they just sitting around in their offices trying to one up each other on shitty legislation?", ">\n\nYes. But to be fair, they’ve spent years on perfecting their shitty legislative objectives", ">\n\nSometimes I wonder if the GOP legit just feeds on people's suffering.", ">\n\nYes, they do. Or rather their billionaire donors do. Billionaire capitol holders need a massive pool of pore people to funnel money up from, to buy their shitty products and work their min wage death march jobs.", ">\n\nthese guys really just dont give a fuck about worker comfort or quality of life do they lol", ">\n\nThey actually don’t give a fuck about anyone’s comfort or quality of life... they are just starting with the workers.. a warm up if you will..", ">\n\nThey care about theirs and nobody else's.", ">\n\nIt appears they care only about those who above them with hope they will be on top sometime in the future so other below will do the same. Some king of sick submission fetish.", ">\n\nThe Congress is Out of Touch Act of 2023", ">\n\nCOTA?\nCIOOTA?\nYou'll never make it in Congress...", ">\n\nThat's right, cant have a better work environment under the gop", ">\n\nThe message of the Republican party is that other people are living the high life on your dime. It’s always some version of that, whether it’s single mothers, immigrants, or certain federal employees. Spoiler alert, it’s not true. \nHowever, the ultra rich are living the high life and getting even richer with every Republican tax cut. We can’t have good roads, schools or healthcare for everyone, but wage earners should enjoy the few hundred dollars they get from the tax cut that gives corporations billions of dollars. Every tax cut is the same.", ">\n\nAnd the 2 years of awful bullshit have begun...", ">\n\nThis is where they throw a bunch of crazy shit at the walls and cry about the Dems blocking all their good deeds.", ">\n\nThis... this comes off as a total cluster fuck: \n\nThe Stopping Home Office Work’s Unproductive Problems — or “SHOW UP” — Act would require all federal agencies to return to their pre-pandemic office arrangements, in effect largely reducing the current amount of telework options for federal employees.\n\nOkay, clever title.. though not sure where \"unproductive\" comes from or how that was determined... but it's an Acronym... \n\nRep. James Comer (R-Ky.), the chairman of the newly-renamed House Oversight and Accountability Committee, introduced the bill on Jan. 11. Reps. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) and Michael Cloud (R-Texas) are the original cosponsors of the bill.\n\nAh, got it. \n\nIf the bill is enacted, federal employees who were working in person prior to the pandemic would have 30 days to return to the office. That would stay in effect at least until the Biden administration “provides Congress with a viable plan to avoid the negative impacts of remote work,” Comer said.\n“For years, Americans have suffered from the federal government’s detrimental pandemic-era telework policies for federal bureaucrats. President Biden’s unnecessary expansion of telework crippled the ability of departments and agencies to fulfill their responsibilities and created cumbersome backlogs,” Comer said in a press statement.\n\nOh, really... unproductive? Like during a shut down and everything stops and closes or just... working from home?\n\nAccording to leaders on the Oversight Committee, the expansion of telework during the pandemic led to massive backlogs and delays at agencies such as the IRS, the Department of Veterans Affairs and the State Department. Comer pointed to delays in, for example, assistance to veterans, tax refunds and passport applications, as ways that telework has negatively impacted federal services.\n\nOkay this is where I lost my shit in this dumbfuckery - The same party that says \"No, we don't need to fund the IRS even if a wave of resignations due to aging out is about to happen and the agency needs new agents to replace them\" to \"the IRS is backlogged and WFH is BAD!\"\n\nAdditionally, OPM Director Kiran Ahuja has warned that federal employees are “agency-hopping,” leaving agencies that don’t offer much telework flexibility, and moving over to ones that do.\n\nGOP is unaware how competition impacts retention. \nThis bill won't pass. But it's a clear window into this new House and how they're just throwing whatever they can out even if they have overtly mixed messages. There really is no cohesive plan - just a 220ish number of people throwing bills out there, even if they conflict with each other.", ">\n\nThis is the party of appearance over substance. It's not about actual work being done, but having the appearance of a busy workplace. The party of stage sets and costumes." ]

[ "Are they just sitting around in their offices trying to one up each other on shitty legislation?", ">\n\nYes. But to be fair, they’ve spent years on perfecting their shitty legislative objectives", ">\n\nSometimes I wonder if the GOP legit just feeds on people's suffering.", ">\n\nYes, they do. Or rather their billionaire donors do. Billionaire capitol holders need a massive pool of pore people to funnel money up from, to buy their shitty products and work their min wage death march jobs.", ">\n\nthese guys really just dont give a fuck about worker comfort or quality of life do they lol", ">\n\nThey actually don’t give a fuck about anyone’s comfort or quality of life... they are just starting with the workers.. a warm up if you will..", ">\n\nThey care about theirs and nobody else's.", ">\n\nIt appears they care only about those who above them with hope they will be on top sometime in the future so other below will do the same. Some king of sick submission fetish.", ">\n\nThe Congress is Out of Touch Act of 2023", ">\n\nCOTA?\nCIOOTA?\nYou'll never make it in Congress...", ">\n\nThat's right, cant have a better work environment under the gop", ">\n\nThe message of the Republican party is that other people are living the high life on your dime. It’s always some version of that, whether it’s single mothers, immigrants, or certain federal employees. Spoiler alert, it’s not true. \nHowever, the ultra rich are living the high life and getting even richer with every Republican tax cut. We can’t have good roads, schools or healthcare for everyone, but wage earners should enjoy the few hundred dollars they get from the tax cut that gives corporations billions of dollars. Every tax cut is the same.", ">\n\nAnd the 2 years of awful bullshit have begun...", ">\n\nThis is where they throw a bunch of crazy shit at the walls and cry about the Dems blocking all their good deeds.", ">\n\nThis... this comes off as a total cluster fuck: \n\nThe Stopping Home Office Work’s Unproductive Problems — or “SHOW UP” — Act would require all federal agencies to return to their pre-pandemic office arrangements, in effect largely reducing the current amount of telework options for federal employees.\n\nOkay, clever title.. though not sure where \"unproductive\" comes from or how that was determined... but it's an Acronym... \n\nRep. James Comer (R-Ky.), the chairman of the newly-renamed House Oversight and Accountability Committee, introduced the bill on Jan. 11. Reps. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) and Michael Cloud (R-Texas) are the original cosponsors of the bill.\n\nAh, got it. \n\nIf the bill is enacted, federal employees who were working in person prior to the pandemic would have 30 days to return to the office. That would stay in effect at least until the Biden administration “provides Congress with a viable plan to avoid the negative impacts of remote work,” Comer said.\n“For years, Americans have suffered from the federal government’s detrimental pandemic-era telework policies for federal bureaucrats. President Biden’s unnecessary expansion of telework crippled the ability of departments and agencies to fulfill their responsibilities and created cumbersome backlogs,” Comer said in a press statement.\n\nOh, really... unproductive? Like during a shut down and everything stops and closes or just... working from home?\n\nAccording to leaders on the Oversight Committee, the expansion of telework during the pandemic led to massive backlogs and delays at agencies such as the IRS, the Department of Veterans Affairs and the State Department. Comer pointed to delays in, for example, assistance to veterans, tax refunds and passport applications, as ways that telework has negatively impacted federal services.\n\nOkay this is where I lost my shit in this dumbfuckery - The same party that says \"No, we don't need to fund the IRS even if a wave of resignations due to aging out is about to happen and the agency needs new agents to replace them\" to \"the IRS is backlogged and WFH is BAD!\"\n\nAdditionally, OPM Director Kiran Ahuja has warned that federal employees are “agency-hopping,” leaving agencies that don’t offer much telework flexibility, and moving over to ones that do.\n\nGOP is unaware how competition impacts retention. \nThis bill won't pass. But it's a clear window into this new House and how they're just throwing whatever they can out even if they have overtly mixed messages. There really is no cohesive plan - just a 220ish number of people throwing bills out there, even if they conflict with each other.", ">\n\nThis is the party of appearance over substance. It's not about actual work being done, but having the appearance of a busy workplace. The party of stage sets and costumes.", ">\n\nNot sure if this was mentioned but teleworking large groups of employees save lots of tax dollars by not having to have full buildings up and running to accommodate them. Example, just before the lockdown, my employer sighed a lease for x number of square feet in a new building. The lockdown came when the building was half done and our old building was now vacant. They realize how much money they saved in electric alone but also all other areas too. Post lockdown, the building is done and they do not want us to come back. They are on the hook for that x number of square feet but it does not mean we have to be in it. There is an entire floor that could be used for a ping pong tournament. Now they are subleasing some of the third floor to others, probably GOP folks." ]

[ "Are they just sitting around in their offices trying to one up each other on shitty legislation?", ">\n\nYes. But to be fair, they’ve spent years on perfecting their shitty legislative objectives", ">\n\nSometimes I wonder if the GOP legit just feeds on people's suffering.", ">\n\nYes, they do. Or rather their billionaire donors do. Billionaire capitol holders need a massive pool of pore people to funnel money up from, to buy their shitty products and work their min wage death march jobs.", ">\n\nthese guys really just dont give a fuck about worker comfort or quality of life do they lol", ">\n\nThey actually don’t give a fuck about anyone’s comfort or quality of life... they are just starting with the workers.. a warm up if you will..", ">\n\nThey care about theirs and nobody else's.", ">\n\nIt appears they care only about those who above them with hope they will be on top sometime in the future so other below will do the same. Some king of sick submission fetish.", ">\n\nThe Congress is Out of Touch Act of 2023", ">\n\nCOTA?\nCIOOTA?\nYou'll never make it in Congress...", ">\n\nThat's right, cant have a better work environment under the gop", ">\n\nThe message of the Republican party is that other people are living the high life on your dime. It’s always some version of that, whether it’s single mothers, immigrants, or certain federal employees. Spoiler alert, it’s not true. \nHowever, the ultra rich are living the high life and getting even richer with every Republican tax cut. We can’t have good roads, schools or healthcare for everyone, but wage earners should enjoy the few hundred dollars they get from the tax cut that gives corporations billions of dollars. Every tax cut is the same.", ">\n\nAnd the 2 years of awful bullshit have begun...", ">\n\nThis is where they throw a bunch of crazy shit at the walls and cry about the Dems blocking all their good deeds.", ">\n\nThis... this comes off as a total cluster fuck: \n\nThe Stopping Home Office Work’s Unproductive Problems — or “SHOW UP” — Act would require all federal agencies to return to their pre-pandemic office arrangements, in effect largely reducing the current amount of telework options for federal employees.\n\nOkay, clever title.. though not sure where \"unproductive\" comes from or how that was determined... but it's an Acronym... \n\nRep. James Comer (R-Ky.), the chairman of the newly-renamed House Oversight and Accountability Committee, introduced the bill on Jan. 11. Reps. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) and Michael Cloud (R-Texas) are the original cosponsors of the bill.\n\nAh, got it. \n\nIf the bill is enacted, federal employees who were working in person prior to the pandemic would have 30 days to return to the office. That would stay in effect at least until the Biden administration “provides Congress with a viable plan to avoid the negative impacts of remote work,” Comer said.\n“For years, Americans have suffered from the federal government’s detrimental pandemic-era telework policies for federal bureaucrats. President Biden’s unnecessary expansion of telework crippled the ability of departments and agencies to fulfill their responsibilities and created cumbersome backlogs,” Comer said in a press statement.\n\nOh, really... unproductive? Like during a shut down and everything stops and closes or just... working from home?\n\nAccording to leaders on the Oversight Committee, the expansion of telework during the pandemic led to massive backlogs and delays at agencies such as the IRS, the Department of Veterans Affairs and the State Department. Comer pointed to delays in, for example, assistance to veterans, tax refunds and passport applications, as ways that telework has negatively impacted federal services.\n\nOkay this is where I lost my shit in this dumbfuckery - The same party that says \"No, we don't need to fund the IRS even if a wave of resignations due to aging out is about to happen and the agency needs new agents to replace them\" to \"the IRS is backlogged and WFH is BAD!\"\n\nAdditionally, OPM Director Kiran Ahuja has warned that federal employees are “agency-hopping,” leaving agencies that don’t offer much telework flexibility, and moving over to ones that do.\n\nGOP is unaware how competition impacts retention. \nThis bill won't pass. But it's a clear window into this new House and how they're just throwing whatever they can out even if they have overtly mixed messages. There really is no cohesive plan - just a 220ish number of people throwing bills out there, even if they conflict with each other.", ">\n\nThis is the party of appearance over substance. It's not about actual work being done, but having the appearance of a busy workplace. The party of stage sets and costumes.", ">\n\nNot sure if this was mentioned but teleworking large groups of employees save lots of tax dollars by not having to have full buildings up and running to accommodate them. Example, just before the lockdown, my employer sighed a lease for x number of square feet in a new building. The lockdown came when the building was half done and our old building was now vacant. They realize how much money they saved in electric alone but also all other areas too. Post lockdown, the building is done and they do not want us to come back. They are on the hook for that x number of square feet but it does not mean we have to be in it. There is an entire floor that could be used for a ping pong tournament. Now they are subleasing some of the third floor to others, probably GOP folks.", ">\n\nJust when I think they can't possibly be bigger shit bags." ]

[ "Are they just sitting around in their offices trying to one up each other on shitty legislation?", ">\n\nYes. But to be fair, they’ve spent years on perfecting their shitty legislative objectives", ">\n\nSometimes I wonder if the GOP legit just feeds on people's suffering.", ">\n\nYes, they do. Or rather their billionaire donors do. Billionaire capitol holders need a massive pool of pore people to funnel money up from, to buy their shitty products and work their min wage death march jobs.", ">\n\nthese guys really just dont give a fuck about worker comfort or quality of life do they lol", ">\n\nThey actually don’t give a fuck about anyone’s comfort or quality of life... they are just starting with the workers.. a warm up if you will..", ">\n\nThey care about theirs and nobody else's.", ">\n\nIt appears they care only about those who above them with hope they will be on top sometime in the future so other below will do the same. Some king of sick submission fetish.", ">\n\nThe Congress is Out of Touch Act of 2023", ">\n\nCOTA?\nCIOOTA?\nYou'll never make it in Congress...", ">\n\nThat's right, cant have a better work environment under the gop", ">\n\nThe message of the Republican party is that other people are living the high life on your dime. It’s always some version of that, whether it’s single mothers, immigrants, or certain federal employees. Spoiler alert, it’s not true. \nHowever, the ultra rich are living the high life and getting even richer with every Republican tax cut. We can’t have good roads, schools or healthcare for everyone, but wage earners should enjoy the few hundred dollars they get from the tax cut that gives corporations billions of dollars. Every tax cut is the same.", ">\n\nAnd the 2 years of awful bullshit have begun...", ">\n\nThis is where they throw a bunch of crazy shit at the walls and cry about the Dems blocking all their good deeds.", ">\n\nThis... this comes off as a total cluster fuck: \n\nThe Stopping Home Office Work’s Unproductive Problems — or “SHOW UP” — Act would require all federal agencies to return to their pre-pandemic office arrangements, in effect largely reducing the current amount of telework options for federal employees.\n\nOkay, clever title.. though not sure where \"unproductive\" comes from or how that was determined... but it's an Acronym... \n\nRep. James Comer (R-Ky.), the chairman of the newly-renamed House Oversight and Accountability Committee, introduced the bill on Jan. 11. Reps. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) and Michael Cloud (R-Texas) are the original cosponsors of the bill.\n\nAh, got it. \n\nIf the bill is enacted, federal employees who were working in person prior to the pandemic would have 30 days to return to the office. That would stay in effect at least until the Biden administration “provides Congress with a viable plan to avoid the negative impacts of remote work,” Comer said.\n“For years, Americans have suffered from the federal government’s detrimental pandemic-era telework policies for federal bureaucrats. President Biden’s unnecessary expansion of telework crippled the ability of departments and agencies to fulfill their responsibilities and created cumbersome backlogs,” Comer said in a press statement.\n\nOh, really... unproductive? Like during a shut down and everything stops and closes or just... working from home?\n\nAccording to leaders on the Oversight Committee, the expansion of telework during the pandemic led to massive backlogs and delays at agencies such as the IRS, the Department of Veterans Affairs and the State Department. Comer pointed to delays in, for example, assistance to veterans, tax refunds and passport applications, as ways that telework has negatively impacted federal services.\n\nOkay this is where I lost my shit in this dumbfuckery - The same party that says \"No, we don't need to fund the IRS even if a wave of resignations due to aging out is about to happen and the agency needs new agents to replace them\" to \"the IRS is backlogged and WFH is BAD!\"\n\nAdditionally, OPM Director Kiran Ahuja has warned that federal employees are “agency-hopping,” leaving agencies that don’t offer much telework flexibility, and moving over to ones that do.\n\nGOP is unaware how competition impacts retention. \nThis bill won't pass. But it's a clear window into this new House and how they're just throwing whatever they can out even if they have overtly mixed messages. There really is no cohesive plan - just a 220ish number of people throwing bills out there, even if they conflict with each other.", ">\n\nThis is the party of appearance over substance. It's not about actual work being done, but having the appearance of a busy workplace. The party of stage sets and costumes.", ">\n\nNot sure if this was mentioned but teleworking large groups of employees save lots of tax dollars by not having to have full buildings up and running to accommodate them. Example, just before the lockdown, my employer sighed a lease for x number of square feet in a new building. The lockdown came when the building was half done and our old building was now vacant. They realize how much money they saved in electric alone but also all other areas too. Post lockdown, the building is done and they do not want us to come back. They are on the hook for that x number of square feet but it does not mean we have to be in it. There is an entire floor that could be used for a ping pong tournament. Now they are subleasing some of the third floor to others, probably GOP folks.", ">\n\nJust when I think they can't possibly be bigger shit bags.", ">\n\nThey can always be bigger shit bags." ]

[ "Are they just sitting around in their offices trying to one up each other on shitty legislation?", ">\n\nYes. But to be fair, they’ve spent years on perfecting their shitty legislative objectives", ">\n\nSometimes I wonder if the GOP legit just feeds on people's suffering.", ">\n\nYes, they do. Or rather their billionaire donors do. Billionaire capitol holders need a massive pool of pore people to funnel money up from, to buy their shitty products and work their min wage death march jobs.", ">\n\nthese guys really just dont give a fuck about worker comfort or quality of life do they lol", ">\n\nThey actually don’t give a fuck about anyone’s comfort or quality of life... they are just starting with the workers.. a warm up if you will..", ">\n\nThey care about theirs and nobody else's.", ">\n\nIt appears they care only about those who above them with hope they will be on top sometime in the future so other below will do the same. Some king of sick submission fetish.", ">\n\nThe Congress is Out of Touch Act of 2023", ">\n\nCOTA?\nCIOOTA?\nYou'll never make it in Congress...", ">\n\nThat's right, cant have a better work environment under the gop", ">\n\nThe message of the Republican party is that other people are living the high life on your dime. It’s always some version of that, whether it’s single mothers, immigrants, or certain federal employees. Spoiler alert, it’s not true. \nHowever, the ultra rich are living the high life and getting even richer with every Republican tax cut. We can’t have good roads, schools or healthcare for everyone, but wage earners should enjoy the few hundred dollars they get from the tax cut that gives corporations billions of dollars. Every tax cut is the same.", ">\n\nAnd the 2 years of awful bullshit have begun...", ">\n\nThis is where they throw a bunch of crazy shit at the walls and cry about the Dems blocking all their good deeds.", ">\n\nThis... this comes off as a total cluster fuck: \n\nThe Stopping Home Office Work’s Unproductive Problems — or “SHOW UP” — Act would require all federal agencies to return to their pre-pandemic office arrangements, in effect largely reducing the current amount of telework options for federal employees.\n\nOkay, clever title.. though not sure where \"unproductive\" comes from or how that was determined... but it's an Acronym... \n\nRep. James Comer (R-Ky.), the chairman of the newly-renamed House Oversight and Accountability Committee, introduced the bill on Jan. 11. Reps. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) and Michael Cloud (R-Texas) are the original cosponsors of the bill.\n\nAh, got it. \n\nIf the bill is enacted, federal employees who were working in person prior to the pandemic would have 30 days to return to the office. That would stay in effect at least until the Biden administration “provides Congress with a viable plan to avoid the negative impacts of remote work,” Comer said.\n“For years, Americans have suffered from the federal government’s detrimental pandemic-era telework policies for federal bureaucrats. President Biden’s unnecessary expansion of telework crippled the ability of departments and agencies to fulfill their responsibilities and created cumbersome backlogs,” Comer said in a press statement.\n\nOh, really... unproductive? Like during a shut down and everything stops and closes or just... working from home?\n\nAccording to leaders on the Oversight Committee, the expansion of telework during the pandemic led to massive backlogs and delays at agencies such as the IRS, the Department of Veterans Affairs and the State Department. Comer pointed to delays in, for example, assistance to veterans, tax refunds and passport applications, as ways that telework has negatively impacted federal services.\n\nOkay this is where I lost my shit in this dumbfuckery - The same party that says \"No, we don't need to fund the IRS even if a wave of resignations due to aging out is about to happen and the agency needs new agents to replace them\" to \"the IRS is backlogged and WFH is BAD!\"\n\nAdditionally, OPM Director Kiran Ahuja has warned that federal employees are “agency-hopping,” leaving agencies that don’t offer much telework flexibility, and moving over to ones that do.\n\nGOP is unaware how competition impacts retention. \nThis bill won't pass. But it's a clear window into this new House and how they're just throwing whatever they can out even if they have overtly mixed messages. There really is no cohesive plan - just a 220ish number of people throwing bills out there, even if they conflict with each other.", ">\n\nThis is the party of appearance over substance. It's not about actual work being done, but having the appearance of a busy workplace. The party of stage sets and costumes.", ">\n\nNot sure if this was mentioned but teleworking large groups of employees save lots of tax dollars by not having to have full buildings up and running to accommodate them. Example, just before the lockdown, my employer sighed a lease for x number of square feet in a new building. The lockdown came when the building was half done and our old building was now vacant. They realize how much money they saved in electric alone but also all other areas too. Post lockdown, the building is done and they do not want us to come back. They are on the hook for that x number of square feet but it does not mean we have to be in it. There is an entire floor that could be used for a ping pong tournament. Now they are subleasing some of the third floor to others, probably GOP folks.", ">\n\nJust when I think they can't possibly be bigger shit bags.", ">\n\nThey can always be bigger shit bags.", ">\n\nwhat turds" ]

[ "Are they just sitting around in their offices trying to one up each other on shitty legislation?", ">\n\nYes. But to be fair, they’ve spent years on perfecting their shitty legislative objectives", ">\n\nSometimes I wonder if the GOP legit just feeds on people's suffering.", ">\n\nYes, they do. Or rather their billionaire donors do. Billionaire capitol holders need a massive pool of pore people to funnel money up from, to buy their shitty products and work their min wage death march jobs.", ">\n\nthese guys really just dont give a fuck about worker comfort or quality of life do they lol", ">\n\nThey actually don’t give a fuck about anyone’s comfort or quality of life... they are just starting with the workers.. a warm up if you will..", ">\n\nThey care about theirs and nobody else's.", ">\n\nIt appears they care only about those who above them with hope they will be on top sometime in the future so other below will do the same. Some king of sick submission fetish.", ">\n\nThe Congress is Out of Touch Act of 2023", ">\n\nCOTA?\nCIOOTA?\nYou'll never make it in Congress...", ">\n\nThat's right, cant have a better work environment under the gop", ">\n\nThe message of the Republican party is that other people are living the high life on your dime. It’s always some version of that, whether it’s single mothers, immigrants, or certain federal employees. Spoiler alert, it’s not true. \nHowever, the ultra rich are living the high life and getting even richer with every Republican tax cut. We can’t have good roads, schools or healthcare for everyone, but wage earners should enjoy the few hundred dollars they get from the tax cut that gives corporations billions of dollars. Every tax cut is the same.", ">\n\nAnd the 2 years of awful bullshit have begun...", ">\n\nThis is where they throw a bunch of crazy shit at the walls and cry about the Dems blocking all their good deeds.", ">\n\nThis... this comes off as a total cluster fuck: \n\nThe Stopping Home Office Work’s Unproductive Problems — or “SHOW UP” — Act would require all federal agencies to return to their pre-pandemic office arrangements, in effect largely reducing the current amount of telework options for federal employees.\n\nOkay, clever title.. though not sure where \"unproductive\" comes from or how that was determined... but it's an Acronym... \n\nRep. James Comer (R-Ky.), the chairman of the newly-renamed House Oversight and Accountability Committee, introduced the bill on Jan. 11. Reps. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) and Michael Cloud (R-Texas) are the original cosponsors of the bill.\n\nAh, got it. \n\nIf the bill is enacted, federal employees who were working in person prior to the pandemic would have 30 days to return to the office. That would stay in effect at least until the Biden administration “provides Congress with a viable plan to avoid the negative impacts of remote work,” Comer said.\n“For years, Americans have suffered from the federal government’s detrimental pandemic-era telework policies for federal bureaucrats. President Biden’s unnecessary expansion of telework crippled the ability of departments and agencies to fulfill their responsibilities and created cumbersome backlogs,” Comer said in a press statement.\n\nOh, really... unproductive? Like during a shut down and everything stops and closes or just... working from home?\n\nAccording to leaders on the Oversight Committee, the expansion of telework during the pandemic led to massive backlogs and delays at agencies such as the IRS, the Department of Veterans Affairs and the State Department. Comer pointed to delays in, for example, assistance to veterans, tax refunds and passport applications, as ways that telework has negatively impacted federal services.\n\nOkay this is where I lost my shit in this dumbfuckery - The same party that says \"No, we don't need to fund the IRS even if a wave of resignations due to aging out is about to happen and the agency needs new agents to replace them\" to \"the IRS is backlogged and WFH is BAD!\"\n\nAdditionally, OPM Director Kiran Ahuja has warned that federal employees are “agency-hopping,” leaving agencies that don’t offer much telework flexibility, and moving over to ones that do.\n\nGOP is unaware how competition impacts retention. \nThis bill won't pass. But it's a clear window into this new House and how they're just throwing whatever they can out even if they have overtly mixed messages. There really is no cohesive plan - just a 220ish number of people throwing bills out there, even if they conflict with each other.", ">\n\nThis is the party of appearance over substance. It's not about actual work being done, but having the appearance of a busy workplace. The party of stage sets and costumes.", ">\n\nNot sure if this was mentioned but teleworking large groups of employees save lots of tax dollars by not having to have full buildings up and running to accommodate them. Example, just before the lockdown, my employer sighed a lease for x number of square feet in a new building. The lockdown came when the building was half done and our old building was now vacant. They realize how much money they saved in electric alone but also all other areas too. Post lockdown, the building is done and they do not want us to come back. They are on the hook for that x number of square feet but it does not mean we have to be in it. There is an entire floor that could be used for a ping pong tournament. Now they are subleasing some of the third floor to others, probably GOP folks.", ">\n\nJust when I think they can't possibly be bigger shit bags.", ">\n\nThey can always be bigger shit bags.", ">\n\nwhat turds", ">\n\nYou know what caused those backlogs? The incessant cutting of federal agencies that has been led by the same political party that wrote this horseshit bill. They refuse to actually address the issue by increasing staffing and modernizing the agencies. They also mention the VA with negativity as a wink and a nod to the corporate health care status quo." ]

[ "Are they just sitting around in their offices trying to one up each other on shitty legislation?", ">\n\nYes. But to be fair, they’ve spent years on perfecting their shitty legislative objectives", ">\n\nSometimes I wonder if the GOP legit just feeds on people's suffering.", ">\n\nYes, they do. Or rather their billionaire donors do. Billionaire capitol holders need a massive pool of pore people to funnel money up from, to buy their shitty products and work their min wage death march jobs.", ">\n\nthese guys really just dont give a fuck about worker comfort or quality of life do they lol", ">\n\nThey actually don’t give a fuck about anyone’s comfort or quality of life... they are just starting with the workers.. a warm up if you will..", ">\n\nThey care about theirs and nobody else's.", ">\n\nIt appears they care only about those who above them with hope they will be on top sometime in the future so other below will do the same. Some king of sick submission fetish.", ">\n\nThe Congress is Out of Touch Act of 2023", ">\n\nCOTA?\nCIOOTA?\nYou'll never make it in Congress...", ">\n\nThat's right, cant have a better work environment under the gop", ">\n\nThe message of the Republican party is that other people are living the high life on your dime. It’s always some version of that, whether it’s single mothers, immigrants, or certain federal employees. Spoiler alert, it’s not true. \nHowever, the ultra rich are living the high life and getting even richer with every Republican tax cut. We can’t have good roads, schools or healthcare for everyone, but wage earners should enjoy the few hundred dollars they get from the tax cut that gives corporations billions of dollars. Every tax cut is the same.", ">\n\nAnd the 2 years of awful bullshit have begun...", ">\n\nThis is where they throw a bunch of crazy shit at the walls and cry about the Dems blocking all their good deeds.", ">\n\nThis... this comes off as a total cluster fuck: \n\nThe Stopping Home Office Work’s Unproductive Problems — or “SHOW UP” — Act would require all federal agencies to return to their pre-pandemic office arrangements, in effect largely reducing the current amount of telework options for federal employees.\n\nOkay, clever title.. though not sure where \"unproductive\" comes from or how that was determined... but it's an Acronym... \n\nRep. James Comer (R-Ky.), the chairman of the newly-renamed House Oversight and Accountability Committee, introduced the bill on Jan. 11. Reps. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) and Michael Cloud (R-Texas) are the original cosponsors of the bill.\n\nAh, got it. \n\nIf the bill is enacted, federal employees who were working in person prior to the pandemic would have 30 days to return to the office. That would stay in effect at least until the Biden administration “provides Congress with a viable plan to avoid the negative impacts of remote work,” Comer said.\n“For years, Americans have suffered from the federal government’s detrimental pandemic-era telework policies for federal bureaucrats. President Biden’s unnecessary expansion of telework crippled the ability of departments and agencies to fulfill their responsibilities and created cumbersome backlogs,” Comer said in a press statement.\n\nOh, really... unproductive? Like during a shut down and everything stops and closes or just... working from home?\n\nAccording to leaders on the Oversight Committee, the expansion of telework during the pandemic led to massive backlogs and delays at agencies such as the IRS, the Department of Veterans Affairs and the State Department. Comer pointed to delays in, for example, assistance to veterans, tax refunds and passport applications, as ways that telework has negatively impacted federal services.\n\nOkay this is where I lost my shit in this dumbfuckery - The same party that says \"No, we don't need to fund the IRS even if a wave of resignations due to aging out is about to happen and the agency needs new agents to replace them\" to \"the IRS is backlogged and WFH is BAD!\"\n\nAdditionally, OPM Director Kiran Ahuja has warned that federal employees are “agency-hopping,” leaving agencies that don’t offer much telework flexibility, and moving over to ones that do.\n\nGOP is unaware how competition impacts retention. \nThis bill won't pass. But it's a clear window into this new House and how they're just throwing whatever they can out even if they have overtly mixed messages. There really is no cohesive plan - just a 220ish number of people throwing bills out there, even if they conflict with each other.", ">\n\nThis is the party of appearance over substance. It's not about actual work being done, but having the appearance of a busy workplace. The party of stage sets and costumes.", ">\n\nNot sure if this was mentioned but teleworking large groups of employees save lots of tax dollars by not having to have full buildings up and running to accommodate them. Example, just before the lockdown, my employer sighed a lease for x number of square feet in a new building. The lockdown came when the building was half done and our old building was now vacant. They realize how much money they saved in electric alone but also all other areas too. Post lockdown, the building is done and they do not want us to come back. They are on the hook for that x number of square feet but it does not mean we have to be in it. There is an entire floor that could be used for a ping pong tournament. Now they are subleasing some of the third floor to others, probably GOP folks.", ">\n\nJust when I think they can't possibly be bigger shit bags.", ">\n\nThey can always be bigger shit bags.", ">\n\nwhat turds", ">\n\nYou know what caused those backlogs? The incessant cutting of federal agencies that has been led by the same political party that wrote this horseshit bill. They refuse to actually address the issue by increasing staffing and modernizing the agencies. They also mention the VA with negativity as a wink and a nod to the corporate health care status quo.", ">\n\nThey are that guy." ]